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Thursday, September 21, 2017
The bill to limit presidential terms in Togo to two terms of office will be decided by referendum after a vote on September 19 failed to win approval from parliament due to a boycott by opposition lawmakers.
The boycott was called because the measure appears to exempt incumbent Faure Gnassingbe, who is already in his third term and his family has ruled the county for five decades.
Under the terms of the bill, he would be eligible for two further five-year terms that could leave him in power until 2030.
“They voted for a referendum but we don’t care. We’ll set the streets against their referendum,” said Pedro Amuzun, an official at the main ANC opposition part.
The referendum was announced by parliament head Drama Dramani, who told lawmakers it would take place in the coming days.
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