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

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, 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

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proportional representation from 30 multi-member constituencies ranging in size from two to ten seats. Seats are allocated using the

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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.Proclamation des resultats provisoires des elections legislatives 2018
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Results

References

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