I can't believe your President did this damage to your country. Obviously, this was his decision.
At this difficult time in which the world is going through political and economic crises, every developing country needs stability and internal peace. Your president just undermined it under very unnecessary and unconvincing pretext.
Just imagine the energy and wealth to be lost in this re-election process.
I guess his fears are so real, he had to make this radical decision instead of waiting just for five years and win comfortably next time.
But, I feel he lost big in the eyes of the people and put his own presidency in peril.