Guinea-Bissau votes on a stronger presidency: What’s at stake?
- Voters in Guinea-Bissau will decide on August 30 whether to approve a new constitution that would significantly strengthen the presidency and reshape the country’s electoral system.
- The vote comes nine months after the military seized power and installed General Horta Inta-A Na Man as transitional president, and just more than three months before presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 6.
- Supporters of the reform say it would provide clearer lines of authority and help address years of political instability and disputes between state institutions.
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- Voters in Guinea-Bissau will decide on August 30 whether to approve a new constitution that would significantly strengthen the presidency and reshape the country’s electoral system.
- The vote comes nine months after the military seized power and installed General Horta Inta-A Na Man as transitional president, and just more than three months before presidential and legislative elections scheduled for December 6.
- Supporters of the reform say it would provide clearer lines of authority and help address years of political instability and disputes between state institutions.
Sources: Al Jazeera