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Under the changes, the president will have the right to hire and fire the prime minister and cabinet members.
Malians approved changes to the constitution in a recent referendum that the military rulers and regional powers have said will pave the way to elections and a return to civilian rule.
The West African country’s electoral authority said on Friday that 97 percent of votes were cast in favour of the changes.
The turnout for Sunday’s referendum was at 39.4 percent in the country of 8.4 million registered voters, said Moustapha Cisse, head of the electoral commission, announcing the…
