Togo’s presidency has asked the parliament for a "second reading" of a controversial constitutional reform approved last week following public outcry over what opponents say is a ploy by President Faure Gnassingbé to hold onto power and extend his nearly two-decade-long rule.
A "second reading" of the reform was justified by the "interest of the public aroused by the text since its adoption" last week, Gnassingbé’s office said in a statement published Friday.
