Uganda's parliament has approved a constitutional change
that will allow the current president to run for an unprecedented sixth term in
office.
After three days of debate, MPs voted overwhelmingly to
remove the age limit of 75 for presidential candidates.
It means 73-year-old President Yoweri Museveni, who has
ruled for more than 30 years, can seek re-election in 2021.
A two-term limit was scrapped in 2005 to allow Mr Museveni
to stand for a third term.
But that limit has been reinstated following criticism that
Mr Museveni could now become president for life.
His supporters argue that Ugandans can always vote him out
of power.
Opposition MPs walked out of the debate on more than one
occasion, and six were suspended for protesting against the bill.
The constitutional amendment, which was spearheaded by Mr
Museveni's governing National Resistance Movement (NRM), was presented to MPs
in September and led to chaotic scenes in parliament. BBC
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