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Guinea-Bissau votes in referendum on giving president more powers

Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo casting his ballots at a polling station during the Presidential and legislative elections in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on 23 November, 2025.
Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embalo casting his ballots at a polling station during the Presidential and legislative elections in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on 23 November, 2025. © Associated Press

Voters in military-run Guinea-Bissau will cast ballots on Sunday in a referendum that could give the president more powers ahead of a general election meant to restore civilian rule later this year.

The referendum comes less than 10 months after a coup in which the military seized power in the impoverished, Portuguese-speaking west African country.

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