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New constitution in Guinea-Bissau will undermine democracy, opponents say

Gen Horta Inta-A Na Man holds up his hands at a polling station
Guinea-Bissau’s transitional president, Gen Horta Inta-A Na Man, gestures after voting at a polling station in Bairro de Luanda on Sunday. Photograph: Reuters

Guinea-Bissau voters have approved a new constitution, which critics say will undermine democracy, that significantly expands presidential powers ahead of elections due in December.

According to provisional results, 70% of voters approved sweeping changes in the tiny west African state’s first constitutional amendment since revisions that ended the one-party socialist state more than three decades ago.

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