Lawmakers in Togo approved changes to its constitution on Friday linked to presidential term limits and how presidents are elected, which some opposition politicians and civil society groups have denounced as a constitutional coup. Parliament passed the amendments in a vote in March, but further consultations and a second parliamentary vote were scheduled, and legislative elections were pushed back from 20 to 29 April, due to fierce backlash.Those opposed to the changes fear they could allow fur
The parliamentary vote is set to coincide with elections for Bulgaria's members of the European Parliament, it said. "We must be a guarantor of stability, we cannot allow our country to be involved in a constitutional crisis, (and) . be hostage to party ambitions and desires," Glavchev said during the government handover ceremony. Bulgaria, the poorest member of the EU and one of its most corrupt states, has been rocked by political instability since anti-graft protests in 2020.