The incumbent president, Laurent Gbagbo, had no grounds to dispute the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election that gave the victory to his rival, the United Nations said Wednesday after reviewing the vote. Mr. Gbagbo has defied international calls to step down, despite provisional results giving his opponent, Alassane Ouattara, a near 10-point margin. The United Nations mission chief, Y. J. Choi, left, said the decision of the Constitutional Council to overturn the election was “not based on facts.” He also denied accusations from the Gbagbo camp that he had meddled in internal affairs by declaring Mr. Ouattara the winner. “I remain absolutely certain that I have found the truth concerning the will of the Ivorian people,” he said, adding that Mr. Ouattara won “with an irrefutable margin.”
Source: New York Times
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