Guinea-Bissau Assembly Votes to Remove President Jose Mario Vaz
- Lawmakers want to name head of legislature as interim leader
- Vaz’s term ended June 23; presidential vote set for Nov. 24
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Guinea-Bissau’s national assembly approved a resolution to remove President Jose Mario Vaz from office and replace him with the head of the legislature, escalating a political feud that’s paralyzed the impoverished West African nation.
A majority of 54 out of 102 lawmakers on Thursday voted for Cipriano Cassama to be named as interim president, according to Suzi Barbosa, a lawmaker of the country’s biggest party, known by its acronym PAIGC. Vaz, whose five-year term ended June 23, has decreed that presidential elections to be held on Nov. 24.