Tidjane Thiam Confirmed as PDCI President by Ivorian Court

Tidjane Thiam Confirmed as PDCI President by Ivorian Court

While the court's ruling secures Thiam's role within the PDCI, his political future remains uncertain as the party continues to challenge the decision that disqualified him from the voter registry — a necessary step for his presidential bid.

The Ivorian courts ruled in the case of Valérie Yapo, a member of the political bureau of the PDCI, against the leadership of his party on Thursday, 22 May. While the party contested the election of Tidjane Thiam at his head in 2023, the latter's renunciation of his French nationality last January and his resignation followed by his quasi-immediate re-election at the head of the party at the beginning of May emptied the dossier of its substance.

This close friend of the late President Henri Konan Bédié has engaged a judicial arm with the latter's successor, Tidjane Thiam, holding the Ivorians in breath for months. Portrait.

The Ivorian justice has decided: the requests of Mrs Yapo, a CPID-RDA activist, to suspend the governing bodies of the party and to appoint a provisional administrator, were judged "not applicable" by the Court of First Instance of Abidjan-Plateau on Thursday, 22 May. A judicial setback that marks a decisive turning point in the internal battle of the old party. This verdict appears to be a victory for the current leadership of the PCI, but abov…

Engaged in a judicial battle against the President of the PDCI-RDA, Tidjane Thiam, Yapo Valérie, former departmental delegate of the party in Akoupé, saw almost all of his applications rejected by the court.