Guinea-Bissau referendum nods to expansion of presidential powers

The National Electoral Commission says 70 percent of voters cast their ballots in favour of the changes.

Guinea-Bissau voters back a sweeping power shift, boosting the president and shrinking parliament  Toronto Star

Guinea-Bissau has voted to expand presidential powers and reduce the legislature

Guinea-Bissau has voted to expand presidential powers and reduce the legislature

DAKAR, Sept 1 - Guinea-Bissau has approved a new constitution in a referendum, provisional results showed on Tuesday, expanding presidential powers and reshaping electoral rules ahead of a presidential election scheduled for December.

Guinea-Bissau voted Sunday on a proposed new constitution that would significantly strengthen presidential powers and shrink parliament, in a referendum seen as a test of the military government's bid to reshape the political system before elections scheduled for December.

[RFI] Voters in military-run Guinea-Bissau will cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum that could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year.

Ballot counting began in military-run Guinea-Bissau as voting ended in Sunday’s referendum, which could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year. Security was stepped up at strategic points in the capital, with members of the national guard and the police

Voters in military-ruled Guinea-Bissau, after a coup, vote on Sunday in a referendum to boost presidential powers before elections to restore civilian rule, a process mired in controversy.

The West African nation's military government wants to amend the constitution to give more powers to the president. The junta, which seized power last year, says it will hold elections in December.