UDS-TOGO calls for talks to restore constitutional order
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Icilomé
The Union of Socialist Democrats of Togo has called for inclusive national talks to restore constitutional order and end the country's political impasse. Meeting in Lomé on 24 October, the party proposed institutional and electoral reforms and an amnesty law, drawing on a ruling by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, according to its statement.
The Union of Socialist Democrats of Togo (UDS-TOGO) has called for inclusive national talks to restore constitutional order and ease the political climate. The party adopted the call during an extraordinary session held on 24 October 2026 in Lomé, according to its statement.
UDS-TOGO is also calling for constitutional, institutional, electoral and socioeconomic reforms, as well as an amnesty law intended to promote national reconciliation. It bases its proposals on the 29 January 2026 ruling by the ECOWAS Court of Justice, which described Togo's constitutional revision of 25 March 2024 as an unconstitutional change of government, in violation of the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance.
The party considers that the ruling, which is binding on the parties, has limited scope: the court annulled neither the Constitution of 6 May 2024 nor the institutions resulting from it. It points out that the court called for future reforms to comply with the law, without providing for a compulsory enforcement mechanism.
UDS-TOGO's call comes after ECOWAS asked Togo to implement its constitutional ruling on 29 October 2026.
