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Coromos Islanders Weigh Controversial Referendum

A controversial referendum Monday in the Comoros could scrap the tiny southeast African country’s power rotation system and end the single-term limit for the presidency. Opponents claim the referendum on constitutional change is illegal and designed to allow President Azali Assoumani to seek two more five-year terms instead of stepping down when his current mandate ends in 2021. Currently, the three main islands of the Comoros — an Indian Ocean archipelago located between Mozambique...

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