US EditionDjibouti Parliament Vote to Lift Presidential Age Limit Allows Guelleh Re-Run
The constitutional amendment to lift the presidential age limit has broad parliamentary support, with over 80 percent of the population backing it for stability in the troubled Horn of Africa region.
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Djibouti parliament votes to lift presidential age limit
Djibouti's parliament unanimously decided on Sunday to lift the age limit for presidents of the country, which was fixed at 75 by the constitution. This allows current president Ismail Omar Guelleh, 77, to re-run in next year's elections.
The National Assembly unanimously voted in favour of the abolition of the age limit in the Constitution in order to qualify for the highest office, thus paving the way for a new candidacy of the outgoing Head of State for the next election, scheduled for April 2026.
Addis Ababa - The road is open to a new candidacy for the head of Djibouti of Ismaël Omar Guelleh, in power without division since 1999: the Djibouti National Assembly voted unanimously on Sunday in favour of the removal of the age limit for the president in the Constitution. According to the Constitution of the small state of the Horn of Africa, the head of state cannot compete after 75 years, which prevented Mr. Guelleh, 77, from running for a…
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