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1993 Togolese presidential election

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1993 Togolese presidential election

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Nominee Gnassingbé Eyadéma Jacques Amouzou
Party RPT Independent
Popular vote 691,485 13,168
Percentage 96.42% 1.90%

President before election

Gnassingbé Eyadéma
RPT

Elected President

Gnassingbé Eyadéma
RPT

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be just 36%.[2]

Results

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The official results were inconsistent,[3] with the total number of votes for candidates being ten votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (762,593) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (751,495).[2]

Candidate Party Votes %
Gnassingbé Eyadéma Rally of the Togolese People 691,485 96.42
Jacques Amouzou Independent 13,632 1.90
Adani Ifé Togolese Alliance for Democracy 12,011 1.67
Total 717,138 100
Valid votes 717,138
Invalid/blank votes 45,455
Total 751,495 100
Registered voters/turnout 2,080,617 36.12
Source: Journal Officiel

References

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  1. ^ Elections in Togo African Elections Database
  2. ^ a b Journal Officiel 10 September 1993
  3. ^ Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p905 ISBN 0-19-829645-2