Guinea-Bissau votes on a stronger presidency: What’s at stake?
The proposed constitution would substantially alter Guinea-Bissau’s existing semi-presidential system, giving the president significantly greater executive authority and reducing the prime minister’s role in government.
Under the existing constitution, Guinea-Bissau operates a semi-presidential system in which executive authority is shared between the president and prime minister.
The referendum will determine the constitutional framework under which Guinea-Bissau’s next elected president and parliament will govern [Patrick Meinhardt/AFP]Candidates would have to have lived permanently in Guinea-Bissau for the five years preceding an election.
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