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Referendum date set for 18 July

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    Niger's ruling Conseil de Reconciliation nationale (CRN) has announced that a referendum on a new constitution, originally set for 11 July, will be held on 18 July, news reports said.

    The CRN also said the constitutional system to be proposed to the
    electorate on 18 July was a semi-presidential one, in which power is shared between the president and prime minister.

    However, the ruling junta, which came to power in a coup on 9 April, rejected a proposal made by the country's main politicians for the formation of a government of national unity, Radio France Internationale (RFI) reported.

    It also ruled out other proposals such as the establishment of a senate, a supreme religious council, and a supreme traditional council, RFI said.

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