Referendum in Guinea backs constitutional changes that may extend president's rule

By Saliou Samb and Edward McAllister, 30 March 2020
President of Guinea Alpha Conde (photo credit: World Bank Photo Collection/flickr)
President of Guinea Alpha Conde (photo credit: World Bank Photo Collection/flickr)
Guinea has voted overwhelmingly for a change in the constitution, according to provisional results of a referendum, an outcome which the opposition fears will allow President Alpha Conde to govern for 12 more years. Ninety-two percent of voters supported changing the constitution in last Sunday’s referendum, the head of the electoral commission, Amadou Salifou Kebe, said on Friday.
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