Ivory Coast President Names New Government

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Ivory Coast's incumbent president Laurent Gbagbo selects a new government. He was sworn in last week but the U.N. and other countries do not approve of his presidency.

Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo named a new cabinet on Tuesday despite international calls for him to step down.

Ble Goude, leader of pro-Gbagbo militia the Young Patriots, was named as Gbagbo's youth and employment minister.

[Charles Ble Goude, Youth and Employment Minister]:
"I am not the first one to be a minister but I wanted to say that as far as I'm concerned nothing changes. I'm the same Charles Ble Goude and will stay the same, close to young people, with the young people, for young people, particularly now that I have been given this portfolio."

Gilbert Ake replaces the former prime minister. He is a university chief and longtime Gbagbo ally unknown to many Ivorians.

[Gilbert Ake, Ivorian Prime Minister]:
"We have economy problems but for the moment, the president of the republic has put the accent on problems of governance, but to effectively address all these difficulties, we need to be in a more adequate socio-political context."

Gbagbo's rival presidential claimant Alassane Ouattara has been recognized as president by U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, U.S. President Barack Obama and others.

Gbagbo retains control of the army and has dismissed calls to stand down as outside interference.

Gbagbo was sworn in as president last week. He was appointed the new government, defying calls from the United Nations, the United States, France and others for him to accept provisional results of the November 28 poll that made rival Ouattara the clear winner.

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