In this tense climate, the northern candidate, Alassane Ouattara, a Muslim and former senior official at the International Monetary Fund, was denied the right to run in the 2005 presidential election.
En este clima tenso, al candidato del norte, Alassane Ouattara, musulmán y ex alto funcionario del Fondo Monetario Internacional, se le negó el derecho a presentarse en la elección presidencial de 2005.