Ivory Coast votes for president amid opposition boycott

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara is bidding for a third term in office (Diomande Ble Blonde/AP)

Tens of thousands of security forces deployed across Ivory Coast on Saturday as the leading opposition parties boycotted the election, calling President Alassane Ouattara’s bid for a third term illegal.

In the Abobo neighbourhood of Abidjan, voters queued up to cast their ballots despite opposition threats to block polling stations from opening.