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REVEALED: Car approves constitutional changes allowing president to seek third term | Rare Historical Photos

A "yes" ballot from the referendum on a new constitution that would allow the president to seek a third term, shown at Mandaba school in Boyrabe district, in Bangui, on 30 July 2023. AFP - BARBARA DEBOUT

Voters in the Central African Republic overwhelmingly approved a draft constitution paving the way for President Faustin Archange Touadera to seek a third term as president. However NGOs and civil society groups accuse the government of circumventing democracy.

The CAR's National Election Authority announced the results of the 30 July referendum on Monday, with voters casting 95.27 percent of ballots in favour of the text.

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