2012 Marriage Law Row
In a controversial move in November 2012, President Ouattara sacked his government in a row over a new marriage law that would make wives joint heads of the household. His own party supported the changes but the elements of the ruling coalition resisted, with the strongest opposition coming from the Democratic Party of Cote d’Ivoire.
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Their witless offspring flock like piped rats to its siren
Crescendo, and agape on the crumbling ridge
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