Weeks after their first protest on 19 August that led to two deaths, opposition parties in Togo continue to maintain pressure on the government. As a result of this and last month's demonstrations by thousands of people in several cities and among the diaspora, the government adopted a draft of a consitutional reform bill on 5 September.
The most significant reform focuses on limiting the term of office for parliamentarians and the country's president, and a return to a two-round system for presidential elections.
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