多哥将参议院选举推迟至2月15日, Togo postpones Senate elections to Feb. 15 amid opposition boycott over new constitution.

多哥已将其第一次参议院选举推迟到2月15日,最初定于2月1日举行,以便各政党有更多的时间组织选举。 Togo has postponed its first Senate elections to February 15, initially set for February 1, to give political parties more time to organize. 选举是执行受到反对派批评的新宪法的一部分,他们声称宪法允许福雷·纳辛贝总统无限期执政。 The elections are part of implementing a new constitution criticized by the opposition, who claim it allows President Faure Gnassingbe to stay in power indefinitely. 主要反对党计划抵制选举, 称选举为“宪法政变”。 Major opposition parties plan to boycott the election, calling it a "constitutional coup d'état."