Guinea-Bissau: President Jose Vaz Names New Pm, Old One Refuses To Go - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 31, 2019
President of Guinea-Bissau has nameda new Prime Minister but his sacked predecessor refused to step down,intensifying a bitter power struggle between Vaz and the ruling party weeksahead of a presidential election.
Vaz, who is running again in theNovember 24th election, dissolved the government on Monday, saying thepolitical situation was destabilization the normal running of stateinstitutions in the country.
It has suffered repeated bouts ofinstability since it became independent from Portugal in 1974, including ninecoups or attempted coups. And also a surge in cocaine trafficking from SouthAmerica that has been linked to senior military officials.
The country has been largelypeaceful since Vaz came to power in a 2014 election that followed a coup twoyears earlier.
In a decree, Vaz named as PrimeMinister Faustino Fudut Imbali, who served in the same post from 2000-2003 andrepresents the small Manifest Party of the People.