The United States on Tuesday called on the Central African Republic to announce a date for local elections and added that Washington held 'deep reservations' about a July 30 constitutional referendum in the country.
Central African Republic's President Faustin-Archange Touadera
“The United States notes with deep reservations reports of low voter participation and concerns over secrecy of the ballot,” the US State Department said in a statement. “We call on the CAR government to announce a date for local elections in which all Central Africans can express their views at the ballot box.”backed a new constitution that could allow President Faustin-Archange Touadera to run for a third term in 2025.
Touadera was first elected in 2016 to a five-year term and won reelection in 2020 for what was supposed to be his final term in office.would abolish the two-term limit and extend the presidential mandate from five to seven years.
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