People walk past a banner calling for a ‘Yes’ vote on an upcoming constitutional referendum and featuring Comoros’ President Azali Assoumani on July 27, 2018 in Moroni. On July 30 Comoros holds a referendum to amend the constitution, possibly allowing the president to remain in office beyond 2021. / AFP PHOTO / TONY KARUMBA
Voters in the Comoros go to the polls on Monday for a politically explosive referendum overshadowed by a clampdown and an attempted assassination just days before the vote.
Burdened by a long history of turbulence, the Indian Ocean archipelago is being asked to vote on changes to the constitution put forward by President Azali Assoumani.
Critics say that Assoumani’s scheme is to retain power beyond 2021, when his currently non-renewable single term…
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