{
  "id": 5061676,
  "title": "Guinea-Bissau voters approve new constitution expanding presidential powers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/guinea-bissau-voters-approve-new-constitution-expanding-presidential",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T09:20:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/02/guinea-bissau-voters-approve-constitution-elections"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Changes include fewer seats in parliament and new rules on presidential candidates ahead of December elections Guinea-Bissau voters have approved a new constitution significantly expanding presidential powers ahead of elections due in December. According to provisional results, 70% of voters approved sweeping changes in the tiny west African state’s first constitutional amendment since revisions…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Guinea-Bissau referendum approves new constitution that expands president's powers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/guinea-bissau-referendum-approves-new-constitution-that-expands",
        "published": "2026-09-02T07:48:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}