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Anglicans stay neutral over referendum

[Cote d'lvoire] IRIN
Prime Minister Seydou Diarra has faced serious hurdles government
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    The Anglican church has announced it is to stay neutral in the referendum controversy. Church of Uganda Archbishop Livingtone Nkoyooyo said at the weekend that when the time comes, the church would “pray for whoever will have won”, the ‘New Vision’ reported today. The referendum debate pits the government again an opposition that demands Uganda return to a multi-party system without going through a referendum this year on the issue as stipulated in the 1995 constitution.

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