Ivorian opposition seeks return to political mainstream in polls

A woman shows her finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the legislative elections Abidjan, Ivory Coast December 18, 2016. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon

ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots in parliamentary polls on Sunday as the main opposition party seeks to challenge President Alassane Ouattara's near monopoly of the legislature.

The Ivorian Popular Front (FPI) has largely boycotted politics since a 2011 war which saw then President Laurent Gbagbo, its founder, ousted and many of its leaders jailed.