An election official prepares ballots for the municipal and regional elections at a polling station in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 13, 2018. Voting operations for local elections in Cote d'Ivoire began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yvan Sonh)

Ivorian First Lady Dominique Ouattara casts her ballot for the municipal and regional elections at a polling station in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 13, 2018. Voting operations for local elections in Cote d'Ivoire began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yvan Sonh)

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara casts his ballot for the municipal and regional elections at a polling station in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 13, 2018. Voting operations for local elections in Cote d'Ivoire began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yvan Sonh)

Voters queue to enter a polling station during the country's municipal and regional elections in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, Oct. 13, 2018. Voting operations for local elections in Cote d'Ivoire began on Saturday. (Xinhua/Yvan Sonh)