President Faure Gnassingbe of Togo’s is set to switch to president of the council of ministers, a position introduced by the new constitution and allows him to extend his 19-year-old rule.
The constitutional amendment passed in March introduced a parliamentary system of government and created the role of the president of the council of ministers who will have extensive authority to manage the coastal West African nation’s government affairs.
A statement by Civil service minister Gilbert Bawara noted that Gnassingbe has been designated by the UNIR ruling party as their candidate for the position despite resistance from the public.
If elected to the new powerful role of president of the council of ministers, Gnassingbe can stay on for life as
there are no term limits, meanwhile according to the new constitution, the largely ceremonial president is elected for a four year term renewable once.
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