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Guinea-Bissau to vote on new constitution that would expand presidential powers
The proposed charter would let the president appoint ministers and shrink parliament, while requiring candidates to live in Guinea-Bissau for five years.
BISSAU, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau, which is currently led by military officers who staged a coup last year, will hold a constitutional referendum on August 30 that would expand the power of the presidency and reshape rules for elections schedu...
In Guinea-Bissau, voters are called to vote this Sunday, 30 August, to vote on a new Constitution. The elections are organized by the transitional authorities. The country has been led by military officers since the coup d'état of November 2025. This constitutional reform could profoundly change the balance of power in the country, while Guinea-Bissau has been marked by political and institutional crises for years. Ibrahima Niang, a political an…