Ivory Coast deploys police after opposition creates parallel government

Ivory Coast deploys police after opposition creates parallel government

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Riot police dispersed opposition supporters outside the main Ivory Coast opposition leader's house after the government accused him of sedition for creating a parallel administration in defiance of President Alassane Ouattara's election win. The moves deepen a bitter and sometimes deadly standoff over Ouattara's bid for a third term that led the opposition to boycott Saturday's vote and then reject its results.

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