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The Supreme Court in Central African Republic has approved the outcome of the July referendum that increases the length of a presidential term to seven years, but allows the president to run for office as many times as they like.
The court declared that an overwhelming majority of 95% approved the vote, and turnout at just above 57%.
The new law creates an office of a vice-president, appointed by the president, and a unicameral parliament, doing away with the senate.
It also bans politicians with dual citizenship from running for president and increases the number of supreme court judges from nine to 11.
The top court had last September scrapped the committee tasked with drafting the new law before the court’s president, Daniele Darlan, was forcibly retired.
The country’s main opposition parties and civil society groups had urged a boycott, saying the amended law was designed to keep President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in power for life.
