Senegal referendum approves constitutional reforms, including shorter presidential terms

24 March 2016
Macky Sall, President of Senegal (photo credit: The Habari Network)
Macky Sall, President of Senegal (photo credit: The Habari Network)
<p>Senegal has voted overwhelmingly in favour of limiting presidential terms to five years, the country's interior minister said on Tuesday, after a weekend referendum widely seen as a test of the president's popularity.</p><p>Interior minister Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo said that 62.9% voted "Yes" on constitutional reforms while 37.1% voted against it.&nbsp;<span style="line-height: 20.4px;">Turnout was 40.42% of eligible voters, he told a press conference.</span></p><p>The official referendum results will be published on Friday by the country's electoral commission and require constitutional court approval.</p>
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