FILE PHOTO: Ivory Coast Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly speaks during a news conference in Abidjan, Ivory Coast February 20, 2020. REUTERS/Thierry Gouegnon
ABIDJAN (Reuters) - Outgoing Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara on Thursday named his Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly as the ruling RHDP party's candidate for the October presidential election.
The nomination of Ouattara's close ally had been widely expected following the president's announcement last week that he would not run in the Oct. 31 vote, which is seen as a crucial test of the West African country's stability.
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