Vice President of Ivory Coast explained

Post:	Vice President
Body:	the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
Insignia:	Coat of Arms of Côte d'Ivoire.svg
Insigniasize:	125px
Insigniacaption:	Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
Incumbent:	Tiémoko Meyliet Koné
Incumbentsince:	19 April 2022
Appointer:	President of Ivory Coast
Termlength:	5 years
Termlength Qualified:	renewable once
Constituting Instrument:	Constitution of Ivory Coast
Formation:	10 January 2017
First:	Daniel Kablan Duncan

The Vice President of the Republic of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is the second-highest executive official in Ivory Coast. The vice president is appointed by the president, with the consent of the Parliament, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate. The Ivorian Constitution of 2016 initially provided for the vice president to be elected at the same time as the president by direct universal suffrage, as running mate of the presidential candidate. A constitutional revision announced by Ouattara before the 2020 presidential election, confirms the designation of the vice-president, appointed by the president with the consent of Parliament.

The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession and would ascend to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the President, or an absolute vacancy in the office. President Alassane Ouattara appointed Daniel Kablan Duncan as vice president in January 2017 after the 2016 Constitution was enacted.^[1]

History

The office of vice president was first created in 1980, but it was abolished in 1985. The adoption of a new constitution in 2016 recreated the office of vice president.

Eligibility

The same provisions of the 2016 Constitution for the president apply to a candidate for election as vice president.^[2]

Duties

The duties of the vice president of Ivory Coast are:

• Presiding of various meetings in absence of the president
• Acting President when the President is out of the country
• ascend to the presidency upon the death or resignation of the president, or an absolute vacancy in the office

List of officeholders

Political parties

Other factions

	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Political party	President
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
1		Daniel Kablan Duncan	10 January 2017	8 July 2020		PDCI–RDA	Alassane Ouattara
Vacant (8 July 2020 – 19 April 2022)
2		Tiémoko Meyliet Koné	19 April 2022	Incumbent		Independent	Alassane Ouattara

Notes and References

1. News: Cote d'Ivoire voters support new constitution in landslide amid low turnout.
2. News: Innovations of the Draft Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire: Towards hyper-presidentialism?.