▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁National ▁Assembly ▁elections , ▁the ▁coal ition ▁took ▁all ▁ 6 5 ▁seats ▁with ▁only ▁ 6 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁O pp osition ▁parties ▁boy c otted ▁both ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁elections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁President ▁Gu ella h ▁issued ▁a ▁dec ree ▁dissol ving ▁the ▁opposition ▁Mov ement ▁for ▁Democratic ▁Ren ew al ▁and ▁Development ▁party . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁constitution ▁was ▁am ended , ▁lif ting ▁the ▁two - term ▁limit ▁and ▁allowing ▁Gu elle h ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁president . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Dj ib out i ' s ▁rich est ▁citiz en ▁and ▁former ▁friend ▁of ▁the ▁president , ▁Abd ou rah man ▁B ore h , ▁was ▁conv icted ▁in ▁absent ia ▁for ▁terror ism . ▁He ▁lack ed ▁a ▁defence ▁lawyer ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁int ending ▁a ▁president ial ▁run ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Current ▁issues ▁( 2 0 0 7 – ) ▁ ▁Fre edom ▁of ▁speech ▁ ▁Both ▁the ▁main ▁newspaper ▁( La ▁Nation ▁de ▁Dj ib out i ) ▁and ▁broad c aster ▁( Rad iod iff usion ▁T élé vision ▁de ▁Dj ib out i ) ▁are ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁opposition ▁newspaper ▁Le ▁Ren ouve au ▁ceased ▁operations ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁publishing ▁an ▁article