With the senatorial elections just days away, Aimé Gogué, President of the Alliance des Démocrates pour un Développement Intégral (ADDI), expresses his regret at the lack of unity within the opposition.
While ADDI is fielding candidates, other parties have chosen to boycott the examination. In an interview with Republicoftogo , Aimé Gogué discusses the stakes involved, the controversial constitutional reform and the future of the Senate.
While he respects the position of the parties refusing to take part in these elections, he deplores the lack of consensus. "We very much regret this. We believe that absenteeism is not a good thing for the advancement of democracy", he asserts. For him, the opposition must seize every available forum to defend the interests of the people.
Skeptical about the relevance of an upper chamber in a fragile economic and security context, Aimé Gogué nevertheless believes that it is preferable to participate in the electoral process rather than exclude oneself from it.
ADDI remains firmly opposed to the new Constitution, which will come into force next May. For Aimé Gogué, this reform, adopted without consensus, constitutes a veritable "constitutional coup d'état".
The text provides for Togo's transition from a presidential to a parliamentary system, a major transformation that continues to provoke strong reactions.
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