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2018 Togolese Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 20 December 2018. They had been initially scheduled for July 2018, but were postponed until ECOWAS called for polling to take place on 20 December. The main opposition parties, which formed ''Aliance C14'', boycotted the elections following the refusal of President Faure Gnassingbé to fully cancel proposed constitution reforms that would allow him to run for two more terms beyond his current ending term in 2020. Electoral system The 91 members of the National Assembly are elected by closed list proportional representation from 30 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from two to ten seats. Seats are allocated using the highest averages method. Campaign The elections saw 105 political parties submit lists, alongside 25 lists of independent candidates. A total of 850 candidates ran for the 91 available seats. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo
Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital, Lomé, is located. It covers about with a population of approximately 8 million, and has a width of less than between Ghana and its eastern neighbor Benin. From the 11th to the 16th century, tribes entered the region from various directions. From the 16th century to the 18th century, the coastal region was a trading center for Europeans to purchase slaves, earning Togo and the surrounding region the name "The Slave Coast". In 1884, Germany declared a region including a protectorate called Togoland. After World War I, rule over Togo was transferred to France. Togo gained its independence from France in 1960. In 1967, Gnassingbé Eyadéma led a successful military coup d'état, after which he became president of an anti-communist, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Togolese Commitment
The New Togolese Commitment (french: Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo. History NET was established on 28 April 2012 by blogger Gerry Taama. The party joined the Rainbow Alliance prior to the 2013 parliamentary elections, Afriquinfos, 4 August 2012 with the alliance winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly
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Elections In Togo
Elections in Togo take place within the framework of a presidential system. Both the President and the National Assembly are directly elected by voters. Togo is a one party dominant state with the Union for the Republic in power. Electoral history Following World War II, the territory began to elect members to the French National Assembly. The first of these elections took place on 21 October 1945, with French Togoland and neighbouring Dahomey combined into a single constituency. Two MPs were elected using separate electoral colleges for French citizens and Africans. A by-election was held in February 1946 after the MP elected by the First College (French citizens) died in December 1945, with a second full election for the combined constituency held in June 1946. By the November 1946 elections, Togo had become a single-member seat, and Martin Aku of the Committee of Togolese Unity (CUT) was elected. A Representative Council was established in the same period and was first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Events in the year 2018 in Togo. Incumbents * President: Faure Gnassingbé * Prime Minister: Komi Sélom Klassou Events *January: the 2017–18 Togolese protests continue Deaths *2 February – Fábio Pereira de Azevedo, footballer (b. 1977). References {{Year in Africa , 2018 2010s in Togo Years of the 21st century in Togo Togo Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Elections In Africa
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Party For Democracy And Renewal
The Party for Democracy and Renewal (''Parti pour la Démocratie et le Renouveau'') is a political party in Togo. It was founded on May 1, 1991, and its National President is Zarifou Ayéva."3E CONGRES STATUTAIRE DU PDR : M AYEVA ZARIFOU RECONDUIT A LA TETE DU PARTI" , radiolome.tg . The party has held three statutory congress: in 1991, 1998, and on February 24, 2007. Ayéva ran as the PDR candidate in the June 1998 presidential election, taking fourth place with 3.02% of the vote according to official results. On August 17, 1998, the PDR was the target of two explosions: one damaged its prefectural offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan-African Patriotic Convergence
The Pan-African Patriotic Convergence (french: Convergence patriotique panafricaine) is a political party in Togo. Former Prime Minister Edem Kodjo is the President of the CPP as of 2007. The CPP was created in August 1999"World Briefing: Togo: Opposition Alliance" ''The New York Times'', August 17, 1999. through the merger of four parties:''Political Parties of the World'' (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 591. the (UTD), led by Kodjo, the Party of Action for Democracy (PAD), led by Francis Ekoh, the Party of Democrats for Unity (PDU), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement Of Centrist Republicans
The Movement of Centrist Republicans (french: Mouvement des Républicains Centristes, MRC) is a political party in Togo. History In the 2007 parliamentary elections the party received 0.1% of the vote and failed to win a seat.Le RPT remporte les premières élections pluralistes Republic of Togo, 30 October 2007 It joined the Save Togo Collective
The Let's Save Togo Collective (french: Collectif Sauvons le Togo, CST) is a political alliance in Togo.
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The alliance was established in 2012, consists of the Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development (ADDI), National Alliance for Ch ... prior to the ...
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Pan-African Democratic Party
The Pan-African National Party (french: Parti Démocratique Panafricain, PDP) is a political party in Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its c .... The party participated in the October 2007 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats. In 2013 legislative election, Sambrini Targone won the party single seat in the Denkpen prefecture."Le RPT remporte les premières élections pluralistes" , Republicoftogo.com, October 30, 2007 . References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Movement For Democracy And Development
MPDD (Mouvement Patriotique pour la Democratie et la Développement, or Patriotic Movement for Democracy and Development) is a political party in Togo. It is led by Agbéyomé Kodjo, who stood as the party's candidate for the 2020 Togolese presidential election. As of 2019, it had 2 mayors, 4 deputy mayors, 25 municipal councilors and 2 National assembly members. Its headquarters are located in the Togolese capital Lomé. During the 2020 Togolese presidential election, Kodjo was supported by former politician and Archbishop Emeritus of Lome Philippe Fanoko Kpodzro Philippe Fanoko Kossi Kpodzro (born 30 March 1930) is a Togolese Roman Catholic bishop. He was ordained as a priest on 20 December 1959 in Rome, later ordained as Bishop of Atakpamé on 2 May 1976. He was born in Tomégbé. He was Archbishop of .... Both Kodjo and Kpodzro were placed under house arrest by Togolese authorities during the election, with external media sources suggesting it was politically motivated. B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Forces For Change
The Union of Forces for Change (french: Union des Forces du Changement) is an opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist OlympioProfile of Olympio at UFC website and its Secretary-General was until 10 August 2010. Olympio is the son of the first President of Togo, , who was assassinated in a 1963 coup. On 10 August 2010, was elected as President of the part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Economic Community Of West African States
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political union, political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million. Considered one of the pillar trade bloc, regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sustainability, self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trade bloc by building a full economic and trading union. The union was established on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, with its stated mission to promote economic integration across the region. A revised version of the treaty was agreed and signed on 24 July 1993 in Cotonou. The ECOWAS also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region, with member states occasionally sending joint military forces to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
