Ivory Coast opposition leader Tidjane Thiam said on Wednesday he would fight on to run in the West African nation's presidential election due in October despite having been removed from the electoral roll.

A lawyer says an Ivory Coast court has ruled that former Credit Suisse CEO Tidjane Thiam is not eligible to run for president because of his dual Ivorian-French nationality.

Ivory Coast’s main opposition party overwhelmingly endorsed former Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Tidjane Thiam as its candidate for president in this year’s election.