(CNN) -- A swearing-in ceremony for President Laurent Gbagbo was expected to take place Saturday in the Ivory Coast, despite international concerns about whether he rightfully won a recent runoff election.
Gbagbo was expected to be sworn in at noon Saturday, Ivorian national television reported.
Tensions heightened Friday as the country's Constitutional Council declared incumbent Laurent Gbagbo the winner of last Sunday's presidential runoff.
That conclusion contradicted results that had been reported Thursday by the Independent Electoral Commission.
The electoral panel had named Gbagbo's rival, former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara, the winner.
The United States, the United Nations, France and several other European countries had extended their congratulations to the opposition candidate. CNN
