The announcement came as no surprise. When Ibrahime Kuibiert Coulibaly , chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, stood before the press in Abidjan late Monday afternoon, it was to declare incumbent Alassane Ouattara president-elect of Cote d'Ivoire . At 83 years old, Ouattara is set for a fourth term as president of the west African nation. Ouattara was the candidate in Saturday's presidential elections for the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP), named after the