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

<p>Referendum result means fewer seats in parliament and new rules on candidates, ahead of December elections</p><p>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.</p><p>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 m

Original reporting by The Guardian · Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan. GridIndex is an aggregation and intelligence layer — full credit to the original publisher.