Landslide Victory Predicted for Togo’s Ruling Party in Municipal Elections

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Capturing 75.3% of the votes, UNIR capitalized on these elections.  Earlier, a constitutional reform allowed President Faure Gnassingbé to rule the country for life.

The preliminary results for Togo’s municipal elections, which were held last week, the incumbent president’s party, the Union of the Republic (UNIR), has become a clear winner, with 1,150 seats. Opposition parties, the National Alliance for Change (ANC), got 51 seats, and 38 seats for the Union of Forces for Change (UFC).

Capturing 75.3% of the votes, UNIR capitalized on these elections.  Earlier, a constitutional reform allowed President Faure Gnassingbé to rule the country for life.

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Voter turnout was low, with most polling stations in the capital, Lomé, empty during the elections. This followed the repression of popular protests against Gnassingbé at the end of June. The result is not yet official, and political parties still have time to contest it until five days following the announcement of the results.