Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Ivory Coast Prenews, nt Alassane Ouattara has secured a fourth term in office following a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, according to preliminary results announced on Monday.

Mr Ouattara, 83, who has governed the West African nation since 2011, won 89.77 per cent of the votes, the Independent Electoral Commission said.

Associated Press reported that Jean-Louis Billon, a former commerce minister from one of the Ivory Coast's richest families, came in a distant second with 3 per cent of the vote. Simone Gbagbo, a former first lady, came in third with 2.4 per cent.

Final results are expected by early November, though they could be announced sooner, the AP said.

The election was marred by low...