Protests erupted last week in Togo as citizens demanded President Gnassingbé’s resignation, following a constitutional change that could allow him to extend his more than 20 years in power.

The Court including several conservative justices decided to reject “independent state legislature theory,” which threatened to virtually overturn the popular vote

The right-wing deployed several tactics to confuse and misinform voters on the recent state referendum on abortion rights. They did not succeed.