ii)
Declare and rule that the Ivorian Law No. 2014-335
(sic) on
the
Articles
5,
everyone
Independent
15,
16
and
Electoral
17 thereof,
of 5 June, 2014
Commission
especially
violates
right to equality
the
the
new
of
before the law as well as the right to an independent and
impartial national electoral body with responsibility for management of
elections
as provided
under Articles
10(3)
and
17(1)
of the African
Charter on Democracy;
iii)
Consequently,
order the State of Céte d'Ivoire to make
its electoral
body compliant with the provisions of the aforesaid Charter.
The Respondent:
39.In
its
Response,
Application
the
Respondent
is unfounded
State
prays
and, consequently,
the
Court
to
rule
that the
order the Applicant to withdraw
the same.
40.In its additional pleadings, the Respondent
the Application
State prays the Court to declare
inadmissible for failure to exhaust
local remedies
and if the
Court declares the Application admissible, to rule that it is not founded in law
and consequently dismiss the same.
41.The Parties reiterated their prayers during the Public Hearing.
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