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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Yves Laurent Goma

Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year

Gabon Referendum - (Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Gabon is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation.

Nearly 1 million people are expected to vote. The draft constitution, which proposes sweeping changes that could prevent dynastic rule and transfer of power, needs more than 50% of the votes cast to be adopted.

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