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Central African Republic votes on whether to allow president a third term

A supporter of Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in front of a sign supporting a constitutional referundum to allow the president to run for a third term, in Bangui, on 6 August 2022. © Barbara DEBOUT / AFP

Voters in the Central African Republic will cast their ballots on Sunday on a controversial plan to change the constitution and open the door to a third term by President Faustin Archange Touadera.

The proposed constitutional change would raise the presidential term from five to seven years, and scrap its two-term limit.

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