Thursday, October 19, 2017

Carry on the Faure Gnassingbe dynasty

Three people were shot dead in the country's second city, Sokode, and another was killed in the capital Lome.

The controversial constitutional reform to limit presidential terms to two will be decided by popular referendum after the bill failed to win approval from parliament following a boycott by opposition lawmakers last month.
The referendum is to be held in the coming months but the opposition has complained that the new measures are not retroactive.
The president won elections in 2005, 2010 and 2015. He would still be able to contest the elections in 2020 and 2025. Gnassingbe would thus be eligible for two further five-year terms under the terms of the proposed bill, leaving him in power until 2030.
Gnassingbe's family has ruled the West African nation since 1968.

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