The events of 2005 led to questions regarding the government's commitment to democracy that had been made in an attempt to normalize relations with the EU, which cut off aid in 1993 due to questions about Togo's human rights situation.
Os acontecementos do 2005 levaron a re-cuestionar o compromiso coa democracia que Togo contraira nun intento de normalizar as relacións coa Unión Europea, que cortou a axuda en 1993 pola incerteza da situación dos dereitos humanos.