Gnassingbe dynasty: Faure Restored As President Of Togo For Third Term

The Gnassingbe’s family has ruled the small west African country for almost half a century.
The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe won the just concluded presidential elections and making it him returning as President for a 3rd term, after polling 58.75 percent of the votes with his opposition Jean-Pierre Fabre taking 34.95 percent.
 The commission’s head Taffa Tabiou Tuesday, states that Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe has been elected based on provisional results which are subject to confirmation by the Constitutional Court.
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe said it is was  the voice and the victory of the Togolese people who wants me, to continue advancing toward progress and in peace in the country.
The number of people who didn’t exercise their civic duties were 40.01 percent against 35.32 percent in the previous presidential election in 2010, The president, who first came to power in 2005 on the death of his iron-fisted father Gnassingbe Eyadema, saw his bid for a third term sharply boosted by the engulfed support from the north of the country, a family stronghold.

nternational election observers including the EU and ECOWAS have described the election as transparent.

Reports indicate that the turn out rate of the country’s 3.5 million voters was about 55%.

Gnassingbe has been the Togo president since 2005 when he succeeded his father, who died after 38 years in office.

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International election observers including the EU and ECOWAS have described the election as transparent.

Reports indicate that the turn out rate of the country’s 3.5 million voters was about 55%.

Gnassingbe has been the Togo president since 2005 when he succeeded his father, who died after 38 years in office.

nternational election observers including the EU and ECOWAS have described the election as transparent.

Reports indicate that the turn out rate of the country’s 3.5 million voters was about 55%.

Gnassingbe has been the Togo president since 2005 when he succeeded his father, who died after 38 years in office.

- See more at: http://citifmonline.com/2015/04/29/togo-elections-faure-gnassingbe-re-elected/#sthash.AbRQjZt4.dpuf