ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said on Thursday he would like to continue serving his country as president but emphasised that his party had not yet made a decision on its candidate for the 2025 election.
Ouattara, who was re-elected for a contested third term in 2020, has previously said he would like to step down, but also suggested he would need old rivals to commit to withdrawing from politics too.
“I am in good health and eager to continue serving my country,” he said in an address to the diplomatic corps in Abidjan.
(Reporting by Loucoumane Coulibaly; Writing by Alessandra Prentice; Editing by Alison Williams)
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