New Political Era: Faure Gnassingbe Sworn in as First President of Togo's New Council of Ministers
19:12 03.05.2025 (Updated: 09:38 04.05.2025)
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New Political Era Begins: Faure Gnassingbe Sworn in as First President of Togo's New Council of Ministers
The inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday in Togo's capital, Lome.
What's known about the new Council of Ministers?
⦁ created by constitutional reform, the Council of Ministers has become Togo's highest executive authority;
⦁ the reform, adopted in April 2024, makes the office of President of the Republic an honorary position;
⦁ the president of the Council of Ministers must be the leader of the majority party in the National Assembly, which the ruling Union for the Republic party;
⦁ the PM and her government resigned on Friday, as the post of head of government no longer exists, according to the new constitution.
"The appointment of the president of the council represents not only an important milestone in the implementation of our constitution, but also a significant step forward in our collective political history, better still, the beginning of a new era for our country," said the National Assembly speaker, Kodjo Adedze, after the Union for the Republic submitted the name of the council president to the National Assembly Bureau on Wednesday.
The inauguration ceremony took place on Saturday in Togo's capital, Lome.
What's known about the new Council of Ministers?
⦁ created by constitutional reform, the Council of Ministers has become Togo's highest executive authority;
⦁ the reform, adopted in April 2024, makes the office of President of the Republic an honorary position;
⦁ the president of the Council of Ministers must be the leader of the majority party in the National Assembly, which the ruling Union for the Republic party;
⦁ the PM and her government resigned on Friday, as the post of head of government no longer exists, according to the new constitution.
"The appointment of the president of the council represents not only an important milestone in the implementation of our constitution, but also a significant step forward in our collective political history, better still, the beginning of a new era for our country," said the National Assembly speaker, Kodjo Adedze, after the Union for the Republic submitted the name of the council president to the National Assembly Bureau on Wednesday.
