The four challengers to Ouattara in Ivory Coast elections

Ivorian President and presidential candidate for the Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace (RHDP) Alassane Ouattara waves from a car during a political rally at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on October 18, 2025, ahead of the upcoming presidential election. [AFP]

Four opposition candidates are in the running for Ivory Coast's presidential election Saturday, vying to rattle incumbent President Alassane Ouattara and face him off in a second round.

Here is the ballot lineup, notably missing two main opponents Laurent Gbagbo and Tidjane Thiam, who were barred from running.