In 2024 Togo adopted a new constitution that would change the government from a presidential to parliamentary system over the course of a year. The role of president became largely ceremonial, and the president would be elected by Parliament, thus eliminating citizens’ ability to vote directly in presidential elections. The new constitution did not include the post of prime minister but did establish a new similar position, called the president of the council, that was not subject to term limits and would be filled by the leader of the party holding the majority of seats in the National Assembly. These changes were largely understood as a way for Pres. Faure Gnassingbé, who had already served as president for nearly two decades, to work around the issue of term limits while continuing to hold power, albeit with a different title. The transition from the presidential to parliamentary system was complete in May 2025, when Gnassingbé was declared president of the council.
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