More than 92 percent of voters in Congo Republic approved a change to the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third consecutive term at elections next year, results of a referendum showed on Tuesday.
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Turnout in the referendum held on Sunday was 72 percent, according to figures read by the electoral commission on radio. The opposition boycotted the poll and a senior opposition leader said it should be annulled due to low turnout.
"The smart thing would be to annul the referendum," opposition leader Pascal Tsaty Mabiala told Reuters by telephone.
source:pulseng
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