Ivory Coast vote overturned

Ivory Coast's Constitutional Council declared incumbent Laurent Gbagbo winner of a presidential poll today, overturning provisional results that showed rival Alassane Ouattara as the victor.

Tensions remain high in Ivory Coast and its political future is still uncertain after a dispute over the outcome of the presidential election prompted authorities to shut all international borders.

In the latest twist to this election Ivory Coast's Constitutional Council on Friday overturned provisional poll results and declared President Laurent Gbagbo the winner of Sunday's run-off.

This announcement comes after the electoral commission chief said on Thursday that opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara was the winner.

These developments have cast a shadow over the country's first election in 10 years which was meant to restore stability after political infighting plunged it into civil war in 2002.
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