The ruling party of the Republic of the Republic (UNIR) won the parliamentary elections, held in that April 29, with an overwhelming advantage.
The chairman of the independent National Electoral Commission Dagre Yabreu announced that, according to the preliminary results of the parliamentary elections, the Unir party received 108 places in the 113-seater parliament.
On March 23, she made amendments to the Constitution in order to move from the presidential to the parliamentary system, and the parliament received the right to elect the president who will occupy his post for 6 years.
Previously, the president could be elected by the people for two terms of 5 years each.
Thanks to the constitutional amendment, the president of the country of the Gnasingbe will be able to put up his candidacy for the re -election in 2025 and, if elected, can remain at his post until 2031.
A small country in West Africa has been under the rule of the Gnassingbe family since 1967.
After the death of his father, Gnassingbe, Eyadema, who came to power as a result of the coup, in 2005 he was replaced by the son of Forethus. Gnassingbe was re -elected president in 2020.