Guinea-Bissau, which is currently led by military officers who staged a coup last year, will hold a constitutional referendum ​on August 30 that would expand the power of ‌the presidency and reshape rules for elections scheduled for December. Under the current constitution, Guinea-Bissau’s legislature names a prime minister who appoints a cabinet. The new constitution ​would allow the president to appoint and dismiss the prime ​minister and cabinet. The president would also be able to ⁠create or abolish government ministries, chair the Council of Ministers, dissolve ​parliament in the event of a grave political crisis and dismiss ​the government under certain circumstances, according to a copy seen by Reuters. The new constitution would also shrink parliament to 65 seats from 102 and cut the number ​of electoral constituencies to 12 from 29. The coup last November took ​place one day before the electoral commission was due to announce the results ‌of ⁠a presidential election.

Full report : Guinea-Bissau to vote on new constitution that would expand presidential powers.