A New Look at the Evidence

• Published in: Journal of democracy Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 61 - 68
• Main Author: Reyntjens, Filip
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Constitutional amendments; Constitutions; Democracy; Kagame, Paul; Kiir Mayardit, Salva; Legislatures; Mogherini, Federica; Presidents; Referendum; Term limitations; Term of office; Djibouti; Rwanda; Africa

Two weeks before Rwanda's Dec 18, 2015 referendum on a constitutional amendment that would allow Rwandan president Paul Kagame to run for additional terms, EU High Representative Federica Mogherini declared: In countries that have consistently respected term limits and allowed for change, socie...