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Togo: Ruling Party Wins over 75% of Votes in Municipal Elections
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Togo: ruling party wins over 75% of votes in municipal elections
The results, although preliminary, come as no surprise to many observers. Voter turnout in the elections that took place last week was low, following a violent government response to popular protests in June.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) officially announced at its headquarters in Lomé, on Monday, July 21, 2025, during midday, the provisional results from the general vote of the municipal elections held last Thursday, July 17. These provisional results were made public from 11:05 a.m. to 1:43 p.m. by the voice of the president of the CENI, Mr. Dago Yabré, assisted by his fellow members of the republican institution in charge o…
The provisional results made public on 21 July by the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) show a clear victory for the presidential party, the Union for the Republic (UNIR), which largely dominates the local political landscape, with nearly 75% of the elected councillors, or 1,150 seats won out of the 1,527 to be filled.
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