Vitriol, aggression won't halt presidential bid, Ivory Coast's Thiam says

Tidjane Thiam, president of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire), Ivory Coast's main opposition leader and former Credit Suisse Chief Executive, poses after an interview with Reuters in Paris, France, April 23, 2025. REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

PARIS (Reuters) -Ivory Coast opposition leader Tidjane Thiam said on Wednesday he would fight on to run in the West African nation's presidential election due in October despite having been removed from the electoral roll.

A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that Thiam, 62, a former Credit Suisse chief executive, should be removed from the electoral roll because he was a French national when he registered.