The Supreme Court, which has always acceded to the wishes of the country's rulers, barred Mr. Ouattara from running in legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, saying his nationality remained in doubt.
Erik Eckholm (NYT) AFRICA IVORY COAST: PROTEST DEATHS CLIMB The number of deaths mounted as supporters of Alassane D. Ouattara, the opposition leader barred from running in legislative elections next Sunday, continued to clash with security forces.
But, he added, every member of the General Assembly has to sign similar disclosure forms and he hasn't seen a drop-off in the number of people interested in running for legislative office.
(AP) IVORY COAST: DEADLY PROTEST Thousands of supporters of Alassane D. Ouattara, the former prime minister who has been barred from running in legislative elections scheduled for Sunday, protested on the streets of Abidjan and clashed with security forces who fired tear gas and shots in the air.
She grew frustrated that she was unable to deal with root causes, and talked about running for legislative office; Cuomo, now Secretary of State of New York, suggested the United States Congress.
India's farmers, for example, are up in arms, because the land acquisition law passed by the previous government has been gutted through a series of amendments imposed by fiat (which are now, however, running into legislative resistance).
Instead, they said, he defended the modest package of administrative adjustments approved by the country's party-run legislative session.
And because the prospect of a continued divided government makes short-run legislative progress unlikely on other fronts, why not pick this low-hanging fruit right now?
"It's not for me to second-guess how you run a legislative body," Mr. Bloomberg said.
Mr. Caracappa, 35, of Selden, was deputy presiding officer this year and ran recent legislative meetings while Ms. Postal was ill.
