NOUAKCHOTT (Mauritania), June 26: Voters in a country that has known only coups have overwhelmingly approved a referendum that places constitutional term limits on future presidents and ensures power will change hands at least every decade, the interior minister said on Monday, citing provisional results.
Mohamed Ahmed told AP that Mauritanians have “massively approved the new law” that was put to voters in the desert nation on Sunday by the military junta that seized power Aug 3. The military rulers have promised to restore democracy, with the constitutional referendum a major step in that direction.
