<sod>  |[[President of Côte d'Ivoire|President]]
 |[[Laurent Gbagbo]]
 |[[Ivorian Popular Front|FPI]]
|[[October 26]] [[2000]]
 |-
 |[[Heads of government of Côte d'Ivoire|Prime Minister]]
|[[Charles Konan Banny]]
 |
|December 2005
 |}
 [[Côte d'Ivoire]]'s 1959 [[constitution]] provides for strong presidency within the framework of a [[separation of powers]]. The executive is personified in the [[President of Côte d'Ivoire|president]], elected for a five-year term. The president is commander in chief of the [[armed forces]], may negotiate and ratify certain [[treaty|treaties]], and may submit a bill to a national [[referendum]] or to the [[National Assembly]]. According to the constitution, the President of the National Assembly assumes the presidency in the event of a vacancy, and he completes the remainder of the deceased president's term. The cabinet is selected by and is responsible to the president. Changes are being proposed to some of these provisions, to extend term of office to 7 years, establish a senate, and make president of the [[senate]] interim successor to the president.
 
 <eod> <sod> |[[President of Côte d'Ivoire|President]]
 |[[Laurent Gbagbo]]
 |[[Ivorian Popular Front|FPI]]
|[[26 October]] [[2000]]
 |-
 |[[Heads of government of Côte d'Ivoire|Prime Minister]]
|[[Guillaume Soro]]
 |
|[[4 April]] [[2007]]
 |}
 [[Côte d'Ivoire]]'s 1959 [[constitution]] provides for strong presidency within the framework of a [[separation of powers]]. The executive is personified in the [[President of Côte d'Ivoire|president]], elected for a five-year term. The president is commander in chief of the [[armed forces]], may negotiate and ratify certain [[treaty|treaties]], and may submit a bill to a national [[referendum]] or to the [[National Assembly]]. According to the constitution, the President of the National Assembly assumes the presidency in the event of a vacancy, and he completes the remainder of the deceased president's term. The cabinet is selected by and is responsible to the president. Changes are being proposed to some of these provisions, to extend term of office to 7 years, establish a senate, and make president of the [[senate]] interim successor to the president.
 
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