Ivory Coast opposition parties form coalition ahead of presidential poll

Dozens of opposition parties in Ivory Coast have formed an alliance ahead of the country’s president poll due to take place in October.

The Coalition for a Peaceful Alternation is hoping to push demands for electoral reform and impose a balance of power on the ruling party.

Heavyweights include the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast (PDCI), the country’s oldest party, the Movement of Capable Generations (MGC) of former first lady, Simone…