Niger Votes on New Constitution to Limit President’s Power
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Citizens of Niger voted on a new constitution that, if passed, will limit presidential powers, undoing changes made by former President Mamadou Tandja.
The charter will re-establish a limit of two five-year presidential terms, which was scrapped by Tandja in August 2009, and give the prime minister the power to appoint government members. Polls started opening at 7:30 a.m. local time and closed as scheduled at about 7 p.m.