Congo Republic leader calls for national dialogue, with term limits one subject


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Jul 2015

Congo's President Denis Sassou Nguesso (C) arrives to attend a meeting with Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi (2nd R) at Chigi Palace in Rome in this February 26, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) - The president of the Congo Republic has called for a national dialogue, one subject of which would be potential constitutional changes that would allow him to stand next year for a third term.

President Denis Sassou Nguesso, 71, has not yet said if he plans to seek another seven-year term. Congo's 2002 constitution limits the president to two terms in office and excludes candidates over 70 years of age.

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