Tajikistan amends constitution to extend Rakhmon’s rule

Tajikistan amends constitution to extend Rakhmon’s rule

Tajikistan’s president Emomali Rakhmon will be able to run for an unlimited number of terms after a series of constitutional amendments were backed in a weekend referendum, Reuters reports.

The changes won support of 94.5 percent of voters, Central Election Commission chairman Bakhtiyor Khudoyorzoda told reporters, citing preliminary results, adding that turnout was 92 percent.

“This day became a historical date in the country’s political life,” he said.

The amendments will allow Rakhmon, head of state since 1992 and president since 1994, to run again when his current term ends in 2020.

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