Togo Adopts a New Constitution

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Opposition Protest in Togo (file Photo)
26 March 2024
Togonews (Lomé)

Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system.

Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country.

The president will be chosen "without debate" by lawmakers "for a single six-year term", and not by the public, according to the new text.

The vote comes less than a month before the next legislative elections in Togo, but it is not yet known when the change -- which was approved with 89 votes in favour, one against and one abstention -- will come into force.

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