Guinea-Bissau voters approve new constitution expanding presidential powers
Changes include fewer seats in parliament and new rules on presidential candidates ahead of December elections Guinea-Bissau voters have approved a new constitution significantly expanding presidential powers ahead of elections due in December. According to provisional results, 70% of voters approved sweeping changes in the tiny west African state’s first constitutional amendment since revisions that ended the one-party socialist state more than three decades ago.
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