Guinea referendum backs constitutional changes that may extend president's rule

FILE PHOTO: Guinea's President Alpha Conde addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 25, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea has voted overwhelmingly for a change in the constitution, according to provisional results of a referendum, an outcome which the opposition fears will allow President Alpha Conde to govern for 12 more years.

Ninety-two percent of voters supported changing the constitution in last Sunday's referendum, the head of the electoral commission, Amadou Salifou Kebe, said on Friday.