Togo, a nation that used to operate under a presidential democracy system of government, has had some recent changes to its constitution that has had drastic changes to the way its government operates. Instead of having separate elections for the president and representatives in parliament, members of parliament are now the ones responsible for electing the president. With president Gnassingbé being in office for nearly twenty years, many critics believe that this constitutional change only exists in order to keep him in power and avoid term limits first enacted in 2019. While Gnassingbé has heavy support from the UNIR party, he still faces scrutiny from opposition parties, who claim that most past elections have been illegitimate and have been rigged in favor of the president and the UNIR party and desire a change in government and policy. Despite the opposition, the UNIR party won by a landslide. With people claiming that the election results are not legitimate and many still desiring change from the long dominant UNIR party, the results of this election could have long lasting effects on how Togo proceeds as a democracy.