US EditionDjibouti's President Guelleh announces candidacy for sixth term
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At the age of 77, Ismaël Omar Guelleh has been leading this small country of the Horn of Africa with an iron hand for a quarter of a century and exploiting its strategic position.
Djibouti’s Guelleh To Seek Re-Election For Sixth Term After Parliament Removes Presidential Age Limit
Djibouti’s President, Ismail Omar Guelleh, will run for a sixth term in next year’s election, political sources told AFP, after parliament removed a constitutional barrier that had prevented him from running again.…The post Djibouti’s Guelleh To Seek Re-Election For Sixth Term After Parliament Removes Presidential Age Limit appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.
In Djibouti, the announcement surprised no one. On Saturday 8 November, President Ismail Omar Guelleh confirmed that he would run for a sixth term at the head of this small strategic state of the Horn of Africa. At the end of the Congress of the People's Rally for Progress (PRP), his party, which was held in the capital. According to the official communiqué, the head of state accepted his designation "with gratitude", while reaffirming his will …
Djibouti: President Guelleh To Run For 6th Term After Removing Constitutional Age Limit
By Enyichukwu Enemanna Djibouti’s President Ismail Guelleh, 77, is set to run for a sixth term in next year’s election, AFP quoted sources as saying after the parliament amended the constitution, expunging the barrier that had prevented him from running again. “He has agreed to be a candidate in next year’s presidential election, everything went smoothly,” President of the National Assembly Dileita Mohamed Dileita said, after a congress of the r…
Djibouti’s Guelleh to seek sixth term after age cap lifted
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, confirmed on Saturday that he will run for a sixth term in next year’s presidential elections, following a parliamentary vote that removed the 75-year age limit for candidates. The 77-year-old accepted the nomination from his People’s Rally for Progress (RPP) party during a congress in the capital, the presidency said. Guelleh, who has led the Horn of Africa nation for more than two …
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