Election observers cite low turnout in Ivory Coast poll

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — International election observers in Ivory Coast say voter turnout was “extremely low” in parts of the country after the leading opposition candidates called for a boycott of the vote. The main opposition parties called on their supporters to stay home to protest President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term. On Monday, an observer mission from The Carter Center and the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa said turnout ou