A court in Ivory Coast ruled on Tuesday that opposition leader and former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Tidjane Thiam should be removed from the electoral roll because he was a French national when he registered,

An Ivory Coast court’s decision to remove Tidjane Thiam from the voters’ roll effectively disqualified the former Credit Suisse chief executive officer from this year’s presidential election, raising the risk of political instability in the world’s biggest cocoa-producing nation.

A court in Ivory Coast has disqualified leading presidential contender Tidjane Thiam over his dual nationality with France, removing him from the country’s electoral roll. ・Ivory Coast court disqualifies Tidjane Thiam due to dual nationality with France ・Thiam's disqualification based on his French citizenship at the time of his application ・Under