Run up to the election Djiboutian presidential election, 2011

in april 2010, national assembly of djibouti amended constitution allow guelleh stand third term. presidents had been limited 2 terms. coinciding wider arab spring, protesters began calling president guelleh s ouster beginning in february 2011. on @ least 2 occasions government has detained opposition leaders , has imprisoned many protesters.

democracy international (di), organization funded usaid, had been in country since november planning monitor elections, told leave government in march 21, 2011 after officials questioned impartiality. african union , u.s. , french embassies sent observers monitor elections, did other regional groups.

another potential candidate, businessman abdourahman boreh, lives in self-imposed exile in london, did not participate because guelleh on ballot.

guelleh sworn in third term on 8 may 2011.