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The New Togolese Commitment (French : Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo.
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The New Togolese Commitment (French : Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo.
NET was established on 28 April 2012 by blogger Gerry Taama. [1] The party joined the Rainbow Alliance prior to the 2013 parliamentary elections, [2] with the alliance winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly. In the 2015 presidential elections Tamaa ran as the party's candidate, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates with 0.1% of the vote.
Elections in Togo take place within the framework of a presidential system. Both the President and the National Assembly are directly elected by voters. The country is a one party dominant state with the Union for the Republic in power.
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé Eyadéma is a Togolese politician who has been the president of Togo since 2005. Before assuming the presidency, he was appointed by his father, President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, as Minister of Equipment, Mines, Posts, and Telecommunications, serving from 2003 to 2005.
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