Guinea-Bissau Votes 'Yes' in Referendum for New Constitution
The yes vote won 70% support, clearing a path for the president to appoint ministers, dismiss the government and dissolve parliament.
- On Tuesday, the National Electoral Commission announced that 70% of voters backed constitutional changes in Sunday's referendum, significantly expanding presidential powers in Guinea-Bissau.
- Transitional President General Horta N'Tam's military government proposed the revisions to resolve chronic instability stemming from power disputes between the president and prime minister.
- Expanding presidential authority, the new constitution allows the head of state to appoint or dismiss the prime minister and dissolve parliament, while reducing parliamentary seats from 102 to 65.
- Critics and the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde boycotted the vote, while activists claimed 90% of registered voters did not participate.
- General elections scheduled for December will test whether military authorities follow through on restoring civilian rule and how the expanded presidency reshapes Guinea-Bissau's fragile political system.
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🇬🇼 In Guinea-Bissau, voters have approved the draft new constitution, which aims to strengthen the powers of the president and replace the current semi-parliamentary system. The referendum results were announced Tuesday by the Electoral Commission after all the votes had been counted.
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Courrier internationalThe yes to a new Constitution won 70 per cent, according to the provisional results announced by the National Electoral Commission, in the referendum of
According to provisional results, 70 per cent of the voters in Guinea-Bissau voted in favour of a new Constitution designed to free themselves from the semi-parliamentary system, an election contested by the opposition, which denounces the authoritarian drift of the president of the transition.
Oppositions from Guinea-Bissau boycott a constitutional referendum that increases the powers of the president and reduces Parliament.
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