2011 Equatorial Guinean constitutional referendum

none Equatorial Guinea 2011 11 13 y 295,780 6,858 2,092 331,982 A constitutional referendum was held in Equatorial Guinea on 13 November 2011. It allowed the incumbent President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (ruling since 1979) to run for at least two more seven-year terms as well as establish the post of Vice-President, widely expected to be given to his son Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue in preparation of dynastic succession.Equatorial Guinea arrests key opposition member https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081436/http://news.yahoo.com/equatorial-guinea-arrests-key-opposition-member-110312181.html 2016-03-05 Yahoo News, 4 November 2011 Background The constitutional changes included imposing term limits on the presidency, allowing two seven-year terms. They also abolished age restrictions, allowing the then 69-year old President Obiang to run when he turned 75.Equatorial Guinea: Vote Discredited by Irregularities https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/11/15/equatorial-guinea-vote-discredited-irregularities hrw.org 15 November 2011 Human Rights Watch 24 November 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093756/https://www.hrw.org/news/2011/11/15/equatorial-guinea-vote-discredited-irregularities 24 November 2016 The changes were hailed by the government as a democratic advance, with the addition of term limits highlighted by state media.Rights groups say E.Guinea referendum is power grab https://af.reuters.com/article/equatorialGuineaNews/idAFL5E7MD0F120111113?sp=true https://web.archive.org/web/20160404154509/http://af.reuters.com/article/equatorialGuineaNews/idAFL5E7MD0F120111113?sp=true dead 4 April 2016 Reuters Aftrica 24 November 2016 They would also allow the president to create the post of Vice President, suspected to be given to Obiang's son, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, then under investigation in the United States and France for money laundering.Zeveloff Julie Meet The Playboy Son Of An African Dictator, Who Just Got In Trouble With The Justice Department http://www.businessinsider.com/teodoro-nguema-obiang-mangue-equatorial-guinea-playboy-life-2011-10 businessinsider.com Business Insider 24 November 2016 Conduct Many denounced the referendum as fake, with many widespread cases of voter fraud and intimidation of groups trying to monitor the votes. They also pointed to the fact that votes were counted by those close to the government. Opposition leader Plácido Micó Abogo claimed that the proposal was not even seen the official text of the constitutional changes. He removed poll watchers after threats of violence, including one of a young supporter who alleged he "was threatened with being tortured by a colonel."Equatorial Guinea holds constitutional polls http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2011/11/20111113134927717805.html Al Jazeera 24 November 2016 Despite these reports, the government claimed the vote had passed peacefully.Equatorial Guinea presidents' terms are numbered 14 November 2011 http://mg.co.za/article/2011-11-14-equatorial-guinea-presidents-terms-are-numbered Mail and Guardian 24 November 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161125110332/http://mg.co.za/article/2011-11-14-equatorial-guinea-presidents-terms-are-numbered 25 November 2016 There was also concern that the provision on term limits would not apply retrospectively, allowing Obiang to run again in 2016,Slippery constitutional changes in Equatorial Guinea https://theworld.org/stories/2016/08/01/slippery-constitutional-changes-equatorial-guinea Public Radio International 24 November 2016 live https://web.archive.org/web/20161125050020/http://www.pri.org/stories/2011-11-14/slippery-constitutional-changes-equatorial-guinea 25 November 2016 which he did. Results 295780 6858 2092 331982 African Elections Database References Equatorial Guinea Category:Referendums in Equatorial Guinea Constitutional Category:Constitutional referendums in Equatorial Guinea