On Wednesday, 56 year old Ivorian Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko died of cancer in Germany, the presidency announced, Bakayoko had been brought to Paris for medical treatment nearly a month ago, and had recently been moved to Germany. A government statement announcing his death was read on national television Wednesday evening. Here it is to be noted that it is marking the second time within a year that the country’s premier has died in office due to illness.

For your information let us share that Bakayoko was chosen last July after then-Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly died from a heart problem. Coulibaly was President Alassane Ouattara’s chosen successor, and the incumbent leader decided to seek another term in office after his party’s preferred candidate died. The president described Bakayoko as a “great statesman” in presenting his condolences Wednesday.

However, Ouattara maintained that the country’s two-term limit for presidents does not apply to him because of a constitutional referendum passed in 2016. Opposition parties, though, decried Ouattara’s decision to seek a third term and all but one other candidate boycotted the vote, paving the way for his sweeping victory.

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