2025 Ivorian parliamentary election
27 December 2025
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| Turnout | 35.07% ( 2.79pp) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Ivory Coast on 27 December 2025.[1][2] The ruling Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace won 197 of 255 seats in the National Assembly.
Electoral system
The 255 members of the National Assembly are elected from 169 single-member constituencies and 36 multi-member constituencies with between two and six seats.[3][4] In single-member constituencies voters cast a vote for one candidate who is elected by first-past-the-post voting, while in multi-member constituencies candidates were elected by plurality-at-large voting, where voters cast a single vote for a closed list, with the list receiving the most votes winning all seats in the constituency.[5]
Candidates
More than 2,700 candidates ran for office, including nearly 800 independents.[6] The African People's Party – Côte d'Ivoire (PPA–CI), led by former president Laurent Gbagbo, boycotted the election and did not field any candidates.[7]
Campaign
The opposition PDCI-RDA accused supporters of the ruling RHDP of fraudulently gathering voter names, phone numbers, voter card details, and polling station information in exchange for cash payments of up to 300,000 CFA francs and the distribution of motorcycles as part of efforts to influence the election result. It also noted the disappearance of more than 25,000 voter cards in Port-Bouët.[8]
Results
Official reports from the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said that Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) won 196 of the 255 seats in the election, 33 more seats than in the outgoing National Assembly. Turnout was reported to be 35%, two points lower than the last election. The main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI) saw its number of parliamentary seats halved from 66 to 32. 24 members of parliament were elected as independents, many of them dissidents from the RHDP.[7] The RHDP mainly dominated its strongholds in the north, and made gains in southern and western regions that were historically loyal to the opposition. The PPA–CI, which boycotted the election, lost all of its seats.[9]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rally of Houphouëtists for Democracy and Peace | 1,825,244 | 61.95 | 196 | +57 | |
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast | 354,618 | 12.04 | 32 | +9 | |
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast/Ivorian Popular Front/Today and Tomorrow, Ivory Coast | 18,757 | 0.64 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Popular Front | 14,164 | 0.48 | 1 | –1 | |
| Today and Tomorrow, Ivory Coast | 11,883 | 0.40 | 0 | New | |
| Today and Tomorrow, Ivory Coast/Group of Political Partners for Peace/VALEUR | 7,489 | 0.25 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic Congress | 4,149 | 0.14 | 0 | New | |
| Movement of Capable Generations | 3,823 | 0.13 | 0 | New | |
| Together for Democracy and Sovereignty | 3,387 | 0.11 | 0 | –8 | |
| Democratic Party of Ivory Coast/Together for Democracy and Sovereignty | 2,719 | 0.09 | 0 | –50 | |
| Union for the Republic | 2,571 | 0.09 | 1 | New | |
| Act for Institutions and Development | 1,550 | 0.05 | 0 | New | |
| Group of Political Partners for Peace | 1,253 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union of Democrats for Progress | 1,209 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | |
| Le Buffle – Victory for Development | 1,159 | 0.04 | 1 | New | |
| National Democratic and Reformist Front | 934 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Congress for the Development of Ivory Coast | 881 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | |
| National Movement for Reconciliation and Peace | 727 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Party for African Integration/Ivorian Renaissance Party/Democratic Congress | 622 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Alliance for the Republic and Democracy | 566 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic Movement for Renewal | 542 | 0.02 | 0 | New | |
| People's Party of Social Democrats | 492 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | |
| Network of Free Voters of Ivory Coast | 334 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Union of Democratic Forces | 289 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| New Union for Ivory Coast | 249 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Prosperity, Happiness and Joy of Living | 219 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Alliance for the Republic | 214 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Ivorian Centrist Alliance | 193 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ivorian Movement for Democratic Renewal and the Emancipation of Peoples | 179 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Rally for Democracy and Peace | 175 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Movement for the Emergence of Republicans of Ivory Coast | 164 | 0.01 | 0 | New | |
| Democratic and Citizen Union | 141 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Patriotic Circle for a New ivory Coast | 110 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Integrity and Conscience | 94 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pro Ivory Coast | 70 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| National Youth Convergence of Bafing for ADO | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Union for the Promotion of Ivory Coast | 68 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Pan-African Patriotic Front | 37 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Government of Justice and Peace in Ivory Coast | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Party for African Integration/Democratic Congress | 35 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Movement of Leaders for a Prosperous Ivory Coast | 30 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Congress for the Ivorian and Pan-African Renaissance | 17 | 0.00 | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 655,143 | 22.24 | 24 | –1 | |
| Blank votes | 29,640 | 1.01 | – | – | |
| Total | 2,946,243 | 100.00 | 255 | – | |
| Valid votes | 2,946,243 | 97.72 | |||
| Invalid votes | 68,693 | 2.28 | |||
| Total votes | 3,014,936 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 8,597,092 | 35.07 | |||
| Source: CEI (main results)[10][11] CEI (re-runs)[12] | |||||
References
- ^ "Ivory Coast Sets Legislative Elections for 27 December Amid Opposition Dispute". Medafrica Times. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
- ^ Côte d'Ivoire : les législatives fixées au 27 décembre par la Commission électorale indépendante RFI, 14 August 2025
- ^ Electoral system IPU
- ^ Liste des circonscriptions électorales
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p306 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
- ^ "Ivorians head to the polls as divisions from Presidential vote linger". Africanews. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 27 December 2025.
- ^ a b "I.Coast Ruling Party Wins 77% Of Seats In Parliament: Electoral Commission". AFP. 29 December 2025. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Ivory Coast opposition alleges voter data fraud ahead of elections". Africanews. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ^ "Ivory Coast: Ruling party tightens grip on parliament". Africanews. 30 December 2025. Archived from the original on 30 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "Décision N° 003/CEI/EDAN/CC du 29 décembre 2025 portant proclamation des résultats provisoires des élections des députes à l'Assemblée nationale du 27 décembre 2025". 29 December 2025.
- ^ "Resultats des Scrutins" (PDF). cei.ci.
- ^ "Proclamation des résultats provisoires dans les circonscriptions". Aminata 24. 22 February 2026.