The Central African Republic's Constitutional Court has confirmed the results of the July constitutional referendum, ruling that the reform's proponents won by 95.27%, while those who voted against it received only 4.73%.
As a result, the nation's Constitutional Court validated the new constitution from July 30, media stated.
According to the certified results, 57.23% of the 1.7 million voters who had registered for the vote participated in the referendum.
The new constitution extends the tenure of the CAR's president from five to seven years and eliminates the two-term restriction, allowing Faustin Archange Touadera to run for the third term.
The opposition, on the other hand, slammed the results, claiming that the constitutional amendments attempted to create a "life presidency" for Touadera, media said.
The CAR has followed other African nations such as Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, the Republic of Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda in changing their constitutions to enable presidents to remain in office.