Togo Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Lome
geographische Koordinaten: 6 08 N, 1 13 E
Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

27 April 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)

Nationalfeiertag

Unabhängigkeit, 27 April (1960)

Konstitution

multiparty draft constitution approved by High Council of the Republic 1 Juli 1992, adopted by public referendum 27 September 1992

Wahlrecht

NA Jahre; universal (erwachsen)

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Faure GNASSINGBE (seit dem 4 May 2005); note - Gnassingbe EYADEMA died on 5 February 2005 and was succeeded by his son, Faure GNASSINGBE, with the support of the military following international condemnation for the unconstitutional move he then stepped aside pending elections, and Abass BONFOH served as interim president; Faure GNASSINGBE later won popular elections in April 2005
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Komlan MALLY (seit dem 3 December 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president and the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held 24 April 2005 (next to be held by 2010); prime minister appointed by the president
election results: Faure GNASSINGBE elected president; percent of vote - Faure GNASSINGBE 60.2%, Emmanuel Akitani BOB 38.3%, Nicolas LAWSON 1%, Harry OLYMPIO 0.5%