Togo's opposition parties rally against the new constitution

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Hundreds of supporters of Togo's opposition parties gather in the capital, Lome, to rally against the new constitution. Adopted in April 2024, it replaces the direct election of the head of state by a parliamentary system, which critics say paves the way for President Faure Gnassingbe to remain in power indefinitely.

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00:00We don't accept the unacceptable, don't ask the Togolese to accept the unacceptable.

00:23So we are here, promulgated or not, Senate or not, some say that May 6 is a date of no return,

00:31May 6, 2025 or not, the people are up and I assure you that it is the people who will have the last word.

00:53I am a Togolese, I am a Togolese, I told the people that I am a Togolese.

01:02I am a Togolese, I was born and raised here,

01:06I was born in the year 1992, I was born in the year 1987,

01:11I represent Togolese, I am the representative of the Togolese,

01:16We are not a kingdom, nor a monarchy, as long as the Togolese people stand up, it won't

01:36pass.

01:37We are not a kingdom, nor a monarchy, as long as the Togolese people stand up, it won't

01:45pass.

01:46We are a hypothetical fifth republic that wants to impose itself on the sovereign people.

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