Today, the election commission said that Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara took an early lead in Saturday's election, according to early results from 20 of 108 voting departments.
Ouattara, 78, won 99% of the vote in eight of the districts announced from Saturday’s vote, most of which are ruling party strongholds.
There are 108 districts in total, more of which are expected to be announced on Sunday evening.
The president is expected to win election after opponents called for a boycott of the vote, protesting of what they say is his illegal proposal to hold onto power.
They say the constitution limits presidents to only two terms; Ouattara responded that the approval of a new constitution in 2016 allowed him to restart his mandate.
The controversy led to violence which at least resulted in 30 deaths, besides five more deaths on Saturday, officials said.
However, Ivory Coast was saved from the extensive clashes that many feared would erupt during voting.
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