"Act for Democracy and Ivory Coast (ADCI) leader Assale Tiemoko Antoin on Tuesday protested the provisional results of the legislative elections in the Tiassale constituency, alleging serious irregularities and intimidation during the vote. Speaking at a press briefing, Assale claimed his campaign supervisor and his son were detained on election day by hooded individuals in an unmarked vehicle. “This arrest was carried out on the grounds that he was allegedly in possession of a large number of voter cards. Once informed, my teams immediately contacted the police so they could go and check it out,” he said, alleging the perpetrators "were acting on the orders of my opponent, the RHDP candidate." Assale claimed that footage of the incident was spread on social networks by "an army of cyber activists prepared to spread misinformation", adding that prosecutors later cleared his supervisor and ordered his release. He further accused authorities of turning a blind eye to what he described as organised electoral fraud, alleging that thousands of people were transported from outside the constituency to vote, particularly at newly established polling stations where electronic tablets used in the vote were not functioning. "We understood that this operation was mainly designed to cover up what would come next. People who actually held voter cards that did not belong to them and who were going to invade the city," he stated. "We estimate that around 2,000 people were transported to Tiassale with voter cards that did not belong to them and came to vote. They mainly voted in seven polling stations created specifically." "These polling stations were obviously run by RHDP activists trained for that purpose. We had about ten of these individuals arrested and questioned by the police. They admitted that they had been brought in," he continued. "I filed a complaint for attempted electoral fraud, and the Prosecutor ordered hearings," he explained, adding that the individuals were instead released. Ivory Coast’s Independent Electoral Commission acknowledged isolated incidents of violations during the vote, including violence that led to the destruction of ballot boxes at five polling stations in the Marcory commune, but said these did not affect the overall credibility of the election. The protests come after the RHDP significantly expanded its parliamentary majority in the weekend elections, winning 197 of the National Assembly’s 255 seats, according to provisional results announced on Monday. Under the electoral code, candidates and parties have five days to file formal complaints before final results are proclaimed by the country’s top court. The legislative vote followed October’s presidential election, which returned President Alassane Ouattara to power."