Editing Togo (section)

=== 2024 constitutional reform ===
In March 2024, President Faure Gnassingbé presented a new constitution. One of the constitutional changes in the new constitution has Togo go from being under a [[presidential system]] to being under a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary one]], as well as weakening the power of the president, it becoming a mostly ceremonial role, strengthening the power of parliament, and strengthening the power of the prime minister and renaming the office "President of the Council of Ministers" ({{lang|fr|[[French language|French]]: Président du Conseil des Ministres}}). The term of the new office will be six years, renewable indefinitely, whereas the term of the president is lowered to four from the previous five, renewable once. In April 2024, the Togolese parliament voted in favour of the new constitution and the new constitution was officially adopted on 6 May 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theconversation.com/togo-has-adopted-major-constitutional-changes-to-give-parliament-more-power-how-it-will-work-228944|title=Togo has adopted major constitutional changes to give parliament more power: how it will work|work=The Conversation|date=1 May 2024}}</ref>

The reform officially came into effect on 3 May 2025, where the first indirect election of the country was held where [[Jean-Lucien Savi de Tové]] was uninamously elected as the new president. Aged nearly 86, Savi de Tové is the oldest ever president in history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202505/04/WS6816c484a310a04af22bd6af.html|title=Togo elects new president|work=Xinhua News|date=4 May 2025}}</ref> Faure Gnassingbé was then sworn in as the president of the Council of Ministers and thus, remained in charge of the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20250503-longtime-togo-leader-gnassingbe-consolidates-grip-on-power-with-title-swap|title=Longtime Togo leader Gnassingbe consolidates grip on power with title swap|work=France 24|date=3 May 2025}}</ref>