Djibouti: le Parlement ratifie la suppression de la limite d'âge pour le président
The Parliament of Djibouti voted unanimously on Sunday, as expected, to remove the age limit for the president, allowing Ismaël Omar Guelleh, 77, who has been in power unchallenged since 1999, to run for another term, the president of the National Assembly told AFP.
A former French colony until its independence in 1977, Djibouti is a stable state in the heart of a troubled region and attracts the interest of major powers. It notably hosts American, French, Chinese, and Japanese military bases.
"The National Assembly ratified the removal of the age limit today, so it is official," said former Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita, current President of the National Assembly.
Of the 65 deputies present at the time of the vote, 65 voted in favour of removing the article of the Constitution which stipulated that a candidate for the highest office could not be older than 75.
A two-thirds majority was required to pass this constitutional reform. The vote was unsurprising, given that the presidential party holds a vast majority in the National Assembly.
The Assembly of this small country in the Horn of Africa had already voted once on October 26, and the president, who could either organize a referendum or request a second vote from the Assembly, had chosen the latter option.
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