▁protest s ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October , ▁and ▁Bra zz av ille ▁was ▁reported ly ▁calm . ▁Paul - Marie ▁M p ou ele , ▁leader ▁of ▁an ▁opposition ▁coal ition , ▁the ▁Republican ▁Front ▁for ▁the ▁Res pect ▁of ▁Constitution al ▁Order ▁and ▁Dem ocracy ▁( F RO C AD ), ▁ur ged ▁people ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁refer endum ▁but ▁also ▁ref rain ▁from ▁violence . ▁Meanwhile , ▁security ▁forces ▁surrounded ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁Guy ▁Br ice ▁Par f ait ▁Kol é las , ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁opposition ▁Cong ol ese ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Dem ocracy ▁and ▁Integr al ▁Development ▁( M CD DI ), ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁protest s ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁week . ▁ ▁Con duct ▁When ▁the ▁refer endum ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁October , ▁turn out ▁in ▁the ▁cities ▁was ▁reported ly ▁low , ▁although ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁change ▁was ▁apparently ▁over wh el ming ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁showed ▁up ▁to ▁vote . ▁K ole las ▁claimed ▁that ▁people ▁were ▁respect ing ▁the ▁opposition ' s ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁boy c ott . ▁V oting ▁in ▁Bra zz av ille , ▁S ass ou ▁N gu esso ▁said ▁that ▁" we ▁want ▁change ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁constitution ▁of ▁the ▁future ", ▁reject ing ▁the ▁opposition ' s ▁claim ▁that ▁the ▁true ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁refer endum ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁him ▁in ▁power . ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁people ▁opposed ▁changing ▁the ▁constitution ▁they ▁should ▁simply ▁vote ▁against ▁it ,