Under the new text, the country will abandon the old system whereby the prime minister came from the parliamentary majority, which has led to uncomfortable power-sharing
Election officials sort ballots during a referendum on granting new powers to the president in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on Sunday, August 30, 2026
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