Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz has dismissed his two-day-old
cabinet after the Supreme Court ruled that his appointment of a new
prime minister was unconstitutional
Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz removed popular prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira in August 2015 and replaced him with Baciro Dja, plunging the coup-prone nation into a political crisis.
Members of the ruling PAIGC party, to which all three men belong, objected to the appointment and appealed to the Supreme Court which found in their favour on Wednesday Sep 09,2015
Stepping down on WednesdaySep 09,2015 ,Baciro Dja said: "I will acknowledge the political consequences [from the ruling] by drafting my letter of resignation which I will submit to the head of state."
It had not been immediately clear at the time if Dja's cabinet would follow suit, but the president has now dismissed all of the cabinet's members.
Note
Guinea Bissau,the former Portuguese colony has suffered 9 coups or attempted coups since 1980
Deep-seated tensions between Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz and Domingos Simoes have worsened since elections last year which restored democratic rule after a 2012 army coup. The two men are former rivals for the PAIGC leadership.
Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz removed popular prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira in August 2015 and replaced him with Baciro Dja, plunging the coup-prone nation into a political crisis.
Members of the ruling PAIGC party, to which all three men belong, objected to the appointment and appealed to the Supreme Court which found in their favour on Wednesday Sep 09,2015
Stepping down on WednesdaySep 09,2015 ,Baciro Dja said: "I will acknowledge the political consequences [from the ruling] by drafting my letter of resignation which I will submit to the head of state."
It had not been immediately clear at the time if Dja's cabinet would follow suit, but the president has now dismissed all of the cabinet's members.
Note
Guinea Bissau,the former Portuguese colony has suffered 9 coups or attempted coups since 1980
Deep-seated tensions between Guinea Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz and Domingos Simoes have worsened since elections last year which restored democratic rule after a 2012 army coup. The two men are former rivals for the PAIGC leadership.
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