UN Calls On Ivory Coast To Accept Poll Results
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on rival parties in Ivory Coast on Monday to accept results from the West African nation’s first election since civil war split the cocoa-producing country in half nearly a decade ago. Electoral workers began counting ballots shortly after polls closed Sunday, and have blamed logistic problems and heavy rains for delaying the release of an initial, preliminary tally. Ban appealed on candidates to “play their part in maintaining a calm environment,” his spokesperson said in a statement. The U.N. chief also “urges…
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