Togo's municipal and regional councilors voted today, February 15, in the first Senate election in the country's history.
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| Thousands of councilors voted to elect 41 Togolese senators on February 15. (Source: News Central) |
The election marks a major step toward the establishment of a Senate and the full operation of a bicameral system in the West African nation of 9 million people.
More than 1,500 city councillors and 179 regional councillors will elect 41 of the 61 senators from a pool of 89 candidates. The remaining 20 seats will be appointed by the President of the Council of Ministers, effectively President Faure Gnassingbe.
Senators serve six-year terms and may be re-elected.
In 2002, Togo amended its Constitution to establish a bicameral parliament consisting of a House of Representatives and a Senate. However, to date, the Senate has not been established.
In March 2024, President Faure Gnassingbe signed a new Constitution, officially transitioning Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system.
The newly adopted constitution eliminated direct presidential election, replacing it with a parliamentary system in which the head of state plays a largely ceremonial role.
Instead, executive power will be concentrated in the hands of the President of the Council of Ministers - a position currently held by Faure Gnassingbe, who has been president since 2005.
Source: https://baoquocte.vn/buoc-tien-moi-trong-lich-su-togo-304478.html
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