▁F RO C AD ▁coal ition ▁den ounced ▁the ▁refer endum ▁and ▁v owed ▁" c ivil ▁dis ob ed ience ▁until ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁the ▁planned ▁constitution ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 7 ▁October , ▁Ng olo ▁expressed ▁satisfaction ▁with ▁the ▁results ▁" without ▁tri um phal ism ": ▁" The ▁most ▁important ▁thing ▁is ▁not ▁what ▁we ▁gain ▁but ▁what ▁the ▁country ▁g ains . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁victory ▁of ▁Cong ol ese ▁dem ocracy ." ▁He ▁also ▁explained ▁that , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁constitution , ▁existing ▁elected ▁institutions ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁their ▁normal ▁terms ▁exp ired , ▁at ▁which ▁point ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁institutions ▁elected ▁under ▁the ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁constitution . ▁Therefore , ▁the ▁National ▁Assembly , ▁for ▁example , ▁would ▁remain ▁in ▁place ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁its ▁normal ▁five - year ▁term ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁opposition ▁planned ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁protest ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁October , ▁but ▁because ▁the ▁government ' s ▁ban ▁on ▁protest s ▁remained ▁in ▁place , ▁the ▁opposition ▁decided ▁to ▁cancel ▁the ▁protest . ▁K ole las ▁said ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁went ▁ahead ▁with ▁the ▁protest , ▁the ▁security ▁forces ▁" w ould ▁shoot ▁at ▁us ▁again ", ▁and ▁" we ▁cannot ▁lead ▁our ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁sla ugh ter house ". ▁Instead , ▁the ▁opposition ▁held ▁a ▁ceremony ▁to ▁comm emor ate ▁the ▁protest ers ▁who ▁were ▁killed ▁by ▁security ▁forces ▁on ▁ 2 0 – 2 1