Ivory Coast court postpones hearing on Tidjane Thiam's election to lead PDCI

A court in Abidjan has postponed a hearing on the election of Tijan Tiam as president of the Democratic Party of Ivory Coast. Two party members brought the case claiming the party's rules weren't followed during the electoral process. The hearing was adjourned until November 19th, after the judge decided to consolidate additional legal actions. These include a challenge brought by another party member asking for the annulment of resolutions passed during the Congress last year. It also calls for the appointment of an interim president. The first two suits have been brought against the PDCI, while a third case targets Thiam and his vice president directly. Last year, a court dismissed a separate legal challenge against Thiam's leadership of the PDCI. The case claimed he lost his Ivorian citizenship when he took French nationality in 1987.