Electoral reform: Closure of former election commission begins

The former Independent Electoral Commission has entered its final administrative phase, with the handover of responsibilities to a designated liquidator marking the start of its closure.

The transfer took place on Monday, September 7, 2026, between Kouassi Éloge Macaire, the institution’s outgoing secretary-general, and Lassana Sylla, an administrator of financial services appointed to oversee the liquidation.

Gilbert Koné Kafana, the President of the Republic’s high representative, personally supervised the ceremony at the former commission’s headquarters in Cocody-Les II Plateaux. Economy, Finance and Budget Minister Adama Coulibaly also attended.

Although the commission was dissolved on May 6, it continued operating on a caretaker basis during the intervening period. The move to liquidation now represents the final step in the definitive administrative closure of its electoral mandate. Sylla outlined the actions he will undertake as liquidator, although the supplied article ends before detailing them.