The Supreme Court has ruled that there is no legal basis to halt Saturday’s referendum on holding presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day, removing the final obstacle to a vote that could reshape the country’s electoral calendar. A five‑judge bench delivered the unanimous judgment this afternoon in the case filed by MDP lawyers, who argued that the President’s chosen question for the referendum was unconstitutional. Chief Justice Abdul Ghani Mohamed, delivering the lead opinion, said the court found “no legal reason to hold that the question contained in the Presidential Resolution is contrary to Article 262 of the … Continue reading Supreme Court Clears Way for Saturday’s Referendum