Ivory Coast president wins third term after opposition boycotts ‘sham’ election

Rivals condemned Alassane Ouattara's bid as illegal and urged supporters to stay home

Alassane Ouattara has won a third term in power in the Ivory Coast after an election boycotted by the opposition.

The 78-year old president, who had once pledged to make way for a younger generation, took 94% of the vote. Two terms in office is widely seen as the limit set by the west African country's 2016 constitution.