Togo Begins To Count Votes As Key Contestant Alleges Fraud
An electoral officer sorts ballot papers at a polling station in Lome on February 22, 2020, following a day of voting in presidential elections. PIUS UTOMI EKPEI / AFPTogo tallied ballots Sunday after a key challenger insisted he could cause a shock upset despite what he claimed was “fraud” in an election President Faure Gnassingbe was widely expected to win.
The president and his supporters had been confident of a resounding victory in the first round, despite widespread disillusionment after 53 years of dynastic rule that has failed to drag many out of poverty. Kodjo claimed the authorities had used ballot stuffing, fake polling stations and people casting multiple votes to skew the results in the incumbent’s favour.
Kodjo, a former prime minister under Gnassingbe’s father, gained ground during the campaign after winning the backing of an influential former Catholic archbishop. The six opposition challengers have suggested they will unite against the president if he fails to win an outright majority and the election goes to a second round.The authorities faced major protests in 2017 and 2018 demanding an end to the Gnassingbe family’s five-decade stranglehold.
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