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| Lawmakers in Togo have adopted a new constitution that will see the country shift from a presidential to parliamentary system of governance. | |
| Executive power will rest with the prime minister, reducing the presidency to a symbolic role. | |
| Under the new system, the president will be selected by parliament for a single six-year term, rather than being voted by the public. | |
| Opposition parties boycotted Togo's previous elections and are poorly represented in Togo's parliament. | |
| As a result, this new constitution change was approved almost unanimously on Monday - with only one legislator voting against and one other abstaining from the vote. | |
| It is unclear if the new system will be in force when the West African country holds regional and legislative elections next month. | |
| In 2019, Togolese lawmakers approved a constitutional change that introduced a two-term presidential limit. | |
| As the 2019 constitutional change did not apply retrospectively, President Faure Gnassingbé, who has ruled Togo since 2005, was eligible to contest two more terms. | |
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