Polls close as Ivory Coast voters express desire for peace in presidential election

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(25 Oct 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Abidjan, Ivory Coast - 25 October 2025 1. Various of teacher Leticia Bea voting 2. SOUNDBITE (French) Leticia Bea, 31, teacher: “(I want) nothing but peace. May the best man win. Nothing but peace, we need peace. We simply came to fulfill our civic duty, as teachers. I told myself, it’s a civic duty. For the children that we teach, the example must start with us.” 3. Various of Ivorian flag in courtyard of school that serves as a polling