The constitutional revision bill was adopted this Tuesday by the deputies. The text proposes the transition from the presidential regime to a parliamentary regime. This proposal has provoked numerous reactions in the political class and civil society as the next legislative elections must take place in less than a month and the mandate of deputies has expired since the end of last year.
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With our correspondent in Lomé, Peter Sassou Dogbé
It was around midnight that the new constitutional law was voted on by secret ballot with 89 votes for, 1 against and 1 abstention. She passes the Togo to the Fifth Republic as soon as it was promulgated and made this country, which was a presidential regime, a parliamentary regime. Thus, there will no longer be a presidential election in Togo.
From now on, the executive is made up of the President of the Republic who has symbolic powers. He is the guarantor of national unity and the continuity of the State. He is no longer elected by the people but by Parliament meeting in congress for a single mandate of six years. He does not govern.
The leader of the majority party in the Assembly is de facto elected president of the council for a six-year term. It derives its legitimacy from the National Assembly. In short, he is the head of government, conducts the nation’s policy and appoints civil and military positions.
Other changes: The Supreme Court gives way to a Court of Cassation and a citizen protector, whose vocation is to protect individuals against abuses by the public administration, replaces the mediator. The high communications regulatory authority will integrate online platforms and social networks.