Gabon votes on new constitution

Gabon votes on new constitution after military seized power last year
The constitution would impose a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, and forbid family members from succeeding a president
Gabon votes on post-coup constitutional referendum
Gabonese citizens are voting on a new constitution with many positive elements. Many experts have said that if the referendum is free and fair, it will mark the start of Gabon's transition to civilian,
Gabon votes on sweeping changes to its political future
Gabon is holding a constitutional referendum on Saturday that could reshape its political system – introducing a seven-year presidential term, renewable once, while abolishing the post of prime minister.
Gabon votes on new constitution, key step towards democratic rule
Voters in Gabon headed to the polls on Saturday to decide on a new constitution that would pave the way to democratic rule after a coup ousted the Bongo dynasty last year.
Critics Quiet As Gabon To Vote On Junta-backed Constitution
Two days ahead of a referendum on a new constitution, Gabon's cities are adorned with signs urging citizens to vote "yes" while opponents of the junta-drafted law struggle to make themselves heard.
Gabon votes on new constitution hailed by junta as 'turning point'
Gabon holds a referendum Saturday on a new constitution that the junta calls a "major turning point" after a coup that brought the curtain down on 55 years of rule
Gabonese vote on new constitution at referendum
Voters in Libreville, Gabon's capital, participated in a referendum Saturday on a draft constitution proposed by the military government that assumed power after a coup in August 2023.
Gabon’s ruling junta praises constitutional referendum as a ‘turning point’
The vote follows a military coup that overthrew the Bongo family, which ruled the central African nation from 1967 to 2023.
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Gabonese vote on new Constitution
Voters lined up outside polling stations in Gabon's capital, Libreville, on Saturday (Nov. 16) to cast their ballots in a ...
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Ousted president quits Gabon politics, calls for wife's release
"I wish to reaffirm my withdrawal from political life and the definitive renunciation of any national ambition," Mr Bongo said in a letter addressed to the Gabonese people. The 65-year-old also ...
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Gabon to vote on constitution that would let military leader run for president
The new charter would also outlaw intimate relations between people of the same sex. Some Gabonese say the referendum is being rushed. Ondobo Emmanuel, a history student at Omar Bongo University ...
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Gabon military leader sworn in
For Gabon it is a new start, the end of a one political party governance without real benefits for the Gabonese people,” said Desire Ename publisher for a local media outlet.
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Gabon To Hold Referendum On New Constitution On November 16
Gabon will hold a referendum on November 16 on a proposed new constitution, a key step towards the return to a civilian regime which the military junta promised after a coup, the transitional ...