Ivory Coast's presidential claimant, Alassane Ouattara, is close to gaining control of the country with his rival, ex-president Laurent Gbagbo, surrounded by UN troops in the presidential palace.
Gbagbo is being protected by around 1,000 loyalists.
Ouattara says he wants to restore public services and security in the country after fierce fighting between his forces and Gbagbo's defenders.
Gbagbo refused to cede power after last November's disputed poll, which Ouattara won by eight percentage points, according to the UN.
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