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President Touadéra announced in May 2023 he would hold a referendum on 30 July to change the constitution. [1] This has reportedly been divisive, [8] and the surrounding situation in the country has been volatile. [9] The text of the new constitution was not made public until 10 July, less than three weeks before the vote. [10]
BANGUI (Reuters) -Central African Republic held a constitutional referendum on Sunday which, if passed, could allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to run for a third term in 2025. Touadera ...
The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution that would remove presidential term limits. President Faustin Archange Touadera wants to ...
Move could entrench the ruling party’s power indefinitely in Central African Republic, observers say BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The post Constitutional referendum to remove ...
A constitutional referendum was held in the Central African Republic on 13 and 14 December 2015. [1] The referendum was originally scheduled to be held on 5 October 2015, prior to general elections, [2] but was later delayed. Violence on polling day led to voting being extended for another day. [1] The new constitution was approved by 93% of ...
The Constitution imposes a number of prohibitions on matters on which a referendum can be held, including amending Constitution, budget, taxing, obligations from international agreements, military operations, etc. Required voter turnout for the referendum to be valid is 50%. The decision made by a referendum is binding on the Parliament.
A central concern is that the referendum could help cement the power of junta leader, Deby's son Mahamat Idriss Deby, who has already extended a proposed 18-month transition to democracy.
The Constitution of the Central African Republic was approved by referendum on December 15, 2015 and formally adopted on March 27, 2016. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ needs update ] Since its independence in 1960, the Central African Republic has used many constitutions, showing a great political instability with coups.