Thiam Party Forms Alliance With Ex-President Before Ivorian Vote

Parties led by former Credit Suisse AG Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam and ex-President Laurent Gbagbo agreed to form an alliance after both men were excluded from competing in October elections.

Thiam’s Democratic Party of Ivory Coast and Gbagbo’s African People’s Party will unite to challenge the candidate of the ruling Rally of the Republicans, which meets this weekend to select its nominee for the race. President Alassane Ouattara, who’s led the West African nation since 2011, hasn’t ruled out plans to seek another term.