Djibouti President ‘Wants’ A Third Term In Office
There president of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Guelleh whose second term in office ends in two years, is reportedly seeking a third term. Mr Guelleh, is currently serving his second six-year term in office, and is constitutionally prevented from running for a third term.
Even though the election is still two years away, reports say the president revealed that he is indeed seeking a third term to members of his political party.
The rumor first surfaced when Mr Guelleh addressing the delegates of his political party RPP, brought forward a proposal plan that would allow the lawmakers in Djibouti to debate a change in the constitution that would pave the way for the president to run for a third term.
President Guelleh, 61, was first elected to office in 1999, taking over from the late Hassan Gouled Aptidon who had ruled the tiny Red Sea nation since its independence. He was re-elected to a six 6-year term as the head of a multi-party coalition that included the FRUD and other major parties. A coalition of small opposition parties again boycotted the election.
If confirmed, this latest move signals a departure from his earlier pledge, in which Mr Guelleh made it clear that the current term would be his last and that he would step down at the end of it.
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