Liberia’s Weah faces test over planned constitutional changes

Liberia’s president George Weah will be put to the test on Tuesday when a referendum will open asking whether to shorten presidential terms and whether to lift a ban on dual nationality.

Weah, a former footballing icon, wants to cut the length of terms for presidents and lower-house lawmakers from six to five years and from nine to seven for senators.

Meanwhile, some members of the opposition said Weah, who was elected in 2018, will aim to extend his stay in office because the first six years would then be under a different constitutional arrangement.