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. 11

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