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Togo President Faure Gnassingbe Extends 15-Year Rule
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February 24, 2020
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1:02Now PlayingTogo's electoral commission said the country's president had easily won a fourth term, extending the grip his family has had on power since 1967.
The commission announced overnight on Sunday that President Faure Gnassingbe received 72% of the votes in preliminary results.
Shortly before Saturday's vote, the West African nation expelled a major US-based election observer and decided against using an electronic vote-counting system.
In both cases, the electoral commission said it feared disruption, while critics objected.
The commission said the election results would be handed to Togo's constitutional court for the final, official announcement.
Opposition candidate Agbeyome Kodjo was second with 18% of the vote, with Jean-Pierre Fabre third with 4%.
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