Banker Thiam elected leader of Ivory Coast opposition
Thiam, a former boss of banking giant Credit Suisse, won very comfortably with 96.5 percent of the vote against 3.2 percent for his rival Jean-Marc Yace, the mayor of a commune in the economic hub Abidjan, according to the results announced late Friday.
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Former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is the new elected president of the Democratic Party of Cote d'Ivoire. (AFP)
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YAMOUSSOUKRO - Ivorian-French banker Tidjane Thiam was Friday elected leader of the main opposition Democratic Party of Ivory Coast, a victory which puts him