2015 Togolese presidential election

none Togo presidential 2010 Togolese presidential election 2010 2015 04 25 yes 2020 Togolese presidential election 2020 3,509,258 60.89% ( 4.79pp) Faure Gnassingbé 2014.png Faure Gnassingbé Union for the Republic (Togo) 1,221,282 58.77% Jean-Pierre Fabre cropped.jpg Jean-Pierre Fabre National Alliance for Change 731,230 35.19% President Faure Gnassingbé Union for the Republic (Togo) Faure Gnassingbé Union for the Republic (Togo) Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 April 2015. Initially scheduled for 15 April 2015, the election was postponed by ten days at the recommendation of John Dramani Mahama, President of Ghana and acting chair of the ECOWAS organization. Incumbent President Faure Gnassingbé was seeking a third term and was opposed by four other candidates, including the main opposition leader Jean-Pierre Fabre of the National Alliance for Change.25 February 2015 Togo President Gnassingbe to seek fresh term in April election https://news.yahoo.com/togo-president-gnassingbe-seek-fresh-term-april-election-211029637.html AFP 25 February 2015 Provisional results by the National Independent Election Commission declared Gnassingbé the winner with about 59% of the vote, whilst Fabre received 35%. Fabre called the results a "crime against national sovereignty", saying he considered himself the new president."Provisional results show Togo's president wins re-election; Opposition calls for cancellation", US News, 29 April 2015."Togo's defeated opposition leader rejects Gnassingbe victory", BBC News, 29 April 2015. Conduct The United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS and the National Consultation of Civil Society (a Togolese NGO funded by the European Union) felt the elections were free and transparent."Togo : la Cour constitutionnelle confirme la victoire de Faure Gnassingbé", Jeune Afrique, 3 May 2015 fr. Results On the evening of 28 April 2015 Issifou Tabiou Taffa, the head of the Election Commission (CENI), appeared on National Television (TVT) to proclaim the provisional results. As he started answering introductory questions from the anchor, Pedro Amunzu, a member of the ANC and vice president of CENI, attempted to disrupt the process. The producer quickly swapped the scene with a different anchor.VIDEO/ "Vidéo témoin du hold-up électoral par Taffa Tabiou" https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095241/http://www.icilome.com/articles/?idnews=805717&t=VIDEO%2F-Video-temoin-du-hold-up-electoral-par-Taffa-Tabiou 2016-03-04 , iciLome, 1 May 2015 fr. About an hour later, Tabiou reappeared, proclaiming Gnassingbé the winner with 58.75% of the vote, his main opponent Fabre picking up 34.95%. On 29 April, Fabre rejected the official result."Togo opposition party rejects presidential poll results", Al Jazeera, 29 April 2015. On 1 May 2015 Patrick Lawson-Banku, Fabre's communication director, released a statement to the press in which he claimed Fabre had received 641,765 votes to 539,764 for Gnassingbé or 52.20% to 43.90%. These results, according to Lawson, accounted for about 60% of polling centers and 63% of registered voters."Togo: Fabre réfute la victoire de Gnassingbe et en appelle à l’OIF", Radio France Internationale, 2 May 2015 fr. The remaining 40% of polling centers were from 16 prefectures located largely in the northern part of the country, considered the incumbent's stronghold. Fabre's party claimed the results from those 16 prefectures (Bassar, Bimah (prefecture), Blitta, Cinkassé, Kpendjal, Tône, Tandjouaré, Keran, Dankpen, Oti, Sotouboua, Tchamba, Yoto, Wawa, Amou, Kozah) were fraudulent and ought to be invalidated."Les résultats compilés par CAP 2015 donnent la victoire à Jean-Pierre Fabre" https://web.archive.org/web/20200908092830/http://www.anctogo.com/les-resultats-compiles-par-cap-2015-donnent-la-victoire-a-jean-pierre-fabre-13304 2020-09-08 , ANC website fr."Résultats de l’élection présidentielle sur la base des PV des CELI" https://web.archive.org/web/20150811063016/http://www.anctogo.com/resultats-de-lelection-presidentielle-sur-la-base-des-pv-des-celis-13300 2015-08-11 , ANC website fr. Faure Gnassingbé Union for the Republic 1221282 Jean-Pierre Fabre National Alliance for Change 731230 Tchaboure Gogue Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development 83768 Komandega Tamaa New Togolese Commitment 21569 Mohamed Tchassona-Traoré Citizens' Movement for Democracy and Development 20048 58813 3509258 Constitutional Court Aftermath On 3 May the Constitutional Court validated the official results produced by CENI and proclaimed Gnassingbé president for the next five years. Fabre refused to file appeals to the Court, arguing that the institution was subservient to the ruling party."Faure Gnassingbé est élu président de la République", Republicoftogo.com, 3 May 2015 fr. Gnassingbé was sworn in for his third term on 4 May 2015."Togo's Gnassingbe sworn in as dynasty extends its lengthy rule", Reuters, 4 May 2015. References External links CENI Togo Category:Presidential elections in Togo Togo Presidential Togo