An opposition coalition has denounced Alassane Ouattara’s victory as “a civilian coup d’état,” declaring that the Ivorian leader “has no legitimacy” The president of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Alassane Ouattara, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s general election, extending his rule over the West African nation to a fourth term in a contest marked by barred opposition figures and a low voter turnout. According to results published by the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) on