Togo to Hold Referendum on Presidential Limit
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Togo will hold a referendum to decide on the politically divisive issue of presidential term limits following weeks of intense protests by opposition parties, news agencies reported.
Opposition parties boycotted a parliamentary that would have enabled the changes, meaning that the vote fell short of the 4/5ths majority.
Meanwhile, head of the parliament, Drama Dramani, told legislators that the people will have the final word on the constitutional changes:
You have voted for the revision of the constitution but it's the people who will decide by referendum in the next few days."
For their part, opposition parties are pushing for a two-term limit presidential limit but also want President Faure Gnassingbé, who has been in power since 2005, to step down.
He became president after the death of his father, Gnassingbé Eyadema, who had been at the helm for 38 years.
The opposition in Togo want to see the end for what they call the "Gnassingbé dynasty".
Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team
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