Côte d’Ivoire
12 November 2010
UNOCI head Choi Young-jin recognised the results of the first round of elections as valid.
10 November 2010
The Constitutional Council proclaimed the final results of the first round of presidential elections.
3-4 November 2010
The Ivorian Independent Electoral Commission announced of the provisional results of the first round of presidential elections. (Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo led the first round with 38 percent of the vote and veteran opposition figure and former prime minister Alassane Ouattara came in second with 32 percent of the vote.)
3 November 2010
The Council subsequently issued a statement conveying its concerns about the situation in Côte d’Ivoire.
3 November 2010
The head of UNOCI, Choi Young-jin, briefed the Council via video teleconference on the electoral and security situations following the first round of elections on 31 October.
28 October 2010
The head of UNOCI, Choi Young-jin, announced that an additional 500 peacekeepers had arrived to assist in addressing security concerns ahead of the 31 October presidential elections.
