The United Nations, African Union and West African ECOWAS bloc on Tuesday called on Ivory Coast's opposition to "respect constitutional order" after it rejected President Alassane Ouattara's re-election and vowed to set up a "transitional government". As the stand-off between Ivory Coast's government and the opposition intensified after Sunday's vote, the three influential organisations in a joint statement urged all parties towards dialogue and "restraint to preserve human lives". de/dl/tgb