APRNEWS : Thiam elected leader of Ivory Coast opposition
APRNEWS - Thiam, a former boss of banking giant Credit Suisse, won very comfortably with 96.5 percent of the vote against 3.2 percent for his rival Jean-Marc Yace, the mayor of a commune in the economic hub Abidjan, according to the results announced late Friday.
"It is with great humility that I accept the responsibility that you have decided to entrust to me," Thiam said.