Presidential elections were held in Ivory Coast on 25 October 2025. Incumbent President Alassane Ouattara was re-elected with 91% of the vote.
The President of Ivory Coast is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a five-year term.
The final list of candidates was released by the electoral commission on 10 September 2025. These included:
Some presidential candidates, including Gnangbo Kacou, planned to abandon the CFA franc.
In October 2025 the government issued a ban on public meetings and demonstrations that sought to contest the exclusion of key opposition figures from the election.