CAR leader announces referendum for new constitution
Faustin Archange Touadera, the president of the Central African Republic, has declared that his nation will hold a constitutional referendum in July that might allow him to run for reelection in 2025.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
President Touadera said in a speech to the nation on Tuesday that he had spoken with the president of the constitutional court and the speaker of the national assembly before proposing the idea for a referendum.
Mr. Touadera declared that he had made the decision to "put this proposed new constitution to a referendum."
Although he emphasized that he was dedicated to facilitating a political transition, he stated that the present constitution "contains provisions that could compromise [CAR's] development."
Although he emphasized that he was dedicated to facilitating a political transition, he stated that the present constitution "contains provisions that could compromise [CAR's] development."
Since last year, there have been plans to eliminate term limits, and opposition parties have argued that the change would benefit Mr. Touadera by enabling him to seek a third term.
As the nation was coming out of a civil war that followed the toppling of former President Francois Bozize in 2013, Mr. Touadera was chosen as president in 2016.
In 2020, he was re-elected amid numerous claims of electoral fraud.
