Cote d’Ivoire’s Soro says he remains in presidential race despite warrant
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Read < 1minuteFILE PHOTO: Guillaume Soro looks over during the launch of a new movement called ‘Political Committee’, one week after his resignation as speaker on February 15, 2019, in Abidjan./AFP/Getty Images
Former rebel leader in Cote d’Ivoire Guillaume Soro said on Tuesday he would not drop out of presidential elections despite an arrest warrant out against him.
“I definitely remain a candidate in the election. Those who tried to stop me from going back to my homeland, will not stop me from being a candidate,” he told Reuters in Paris.
Cote d’Ivoire’s public prosecutor issued the warrant for Soro on Dec. 23 as part of an investigation into an alleged coup plot.
He denies any wrongdoing with elections scheduled for October this year.
