Political Crisis Overshadows Parliamentary Election in Togo
- Main opposition coalition describes vote as a ‘masquerade’
- Ruling party members control electoral commission: analyst
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Togo holds parliamentary elections on Thursday in the grip of a yearlong political crisis, with President Faure Gnassingbe’s ruling party set to coast to victory due to an opposition coalition boycott.
The biggest opposition parties in the tiny West African nation are calling for a delay of the ballot until reforms agreed with regional mediators, including a shakeup of the electoral commission, are implemented. At least four people have been killed and dozens injured in clashes this month between opposition supporters and the security forces.