Togolese will elect 113 lawmakers and also for the first time 179 regional deputies from the country's five districts who along with municipal councillors will elect a newly created Senate.
Togolese will elect 113 lawmakers and also for the first time 179 regional deputies from the country's five districts who along with municipal councillors will elect a newly created Senate.Togo's Electoral Commission refused to allow the Togolese Bishops' Conference to deploy election observers across the country, a ccording to a document seen by AFP.
For Gnassingbe's ruling UNIR party this makes Togo more representative, but opposition parties have mobilised supporters to vote against what they say is an"institutional coup". "We want a strong turnout on Monday so we can give the opposition the chance to win and take control of the parliament," said Afi Akladji, a shoe seller and a supporter of the main AN C opposition party.Gnassingbe, 57, has already won four elections, all contested by the opposition as flawed. He would have only been able to run one more time as president in 2025 under the previous constitution.
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