By Philon Bondenga
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Congo
Republic’s government announced on Tuesday it would hold a referendum
this month on constitutional change, in a move that could allow veteran
President Denis Sassou Nguesso to extend his decades-long rule.
The 71-year-old former military commander has ruled Congo
Republic, an oil producer, for all but five years since 1979. He won
his previous terms in disputed elections in 2002 and 2009.
While Sassou Nguesso has not officially declared his
candidacy for the June 2016 presidential election, he is widely expected
to seek a third term. The constitution of 2002 limits the number of
terms to two and excludes candidates over 70.
“The government is charged with putting the
constitutional project at the disposition of the Congolese so that its
contents can be widely diffused and debated,” said government spokesman
Thierry Lezin Moungalla late on Monday. The vote will take place on
October 25.
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Source: Euronews
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