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Political office of Ivory Coast

Vice President of the
Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Vice président de la République de Côte d'Ivoire
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Incumbent
Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
since 19 April 2022
AppointerPresident of Ivory Coast
Term length5 years
renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Ivory Coast
Formation10 January 2017
First holderDaniel Kablan Duncan
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The vice president of the Republic of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is the second-highest executive official in Ivory Coast. The vice president is appointed by the president, with the consent of the Parliament, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. The Ivorian Constitution of 2016 initially provided for the vice president to be elected at the same time as the president by direct universal suffrage, as running mate of the presidential candidate. A constitutional revision announced by Ouattara before the 2020 presidential election, confirms the designation of the vice-president, appointed by the president with the consent of Parliament.

The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession and would ascend to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the president, or an absolute vacancy in the office. President Alassane Ouattara appointed Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice president in January 2017 after the 2016 Constitution was enacted.

History

The office of vice president was first created in 1980, but it was abolished in 1985. The adoption of a new constitution in 2016 recreated the office of vice president.

Eligibility

The same provisions of the 2016 Constitution for the president apply to a candidate for election as vice president.

Duties

The duties of the vice president of Ivory Coast are:

  • Presiding of various meetings in absence of the president
  • Acting president when the president is out of the country
  • ascend to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the president, or an absolute vacancy in the office

List of officeholders

Political parties
  Democratic Party of Ivory Coast – African Democratic Rally (PDCI–RDA)
Other factions
  Independent
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Daniel Kablan Duncan
(born 1943) 		10 January 2017 8 July 2020 3 years, 180 days PDCI–RDA Alassane Ouattara
Vacant (8 July 2020 – 19 April 2022)
2 Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
(born 1949) 		19 April 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 274 days Independent Alassane Ouattara

References

  1. "Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout".
  2. "Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?".
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