An usher holds an example of a ballot paper with a fingerprint marked next to the picture of Togolese President and presidential candidate of the ruling Union for the Republic party Faure Gnassingbe during a campaign rally in Dapaong,Togo went to the polls Saturday in an election widely expected to see President Faure Gnassingbe claim a fourth term in power and extend his family’s half-century domination of the West African nation.
“We suffer too much in Togo, this time it has to change,” said Eric, a driver in his 30s, near a voting centre. But the demonstrations petered out in the face of government repression and squabbles among the opposition. The president is hoping to win a resounding victory in the first round but turnout could be low if opposition supporters stay away, as many have said they will.Stability and security are central to Gnassingbe’s message as Togo eyes the jihadist violence rocking its neighbour Burkina Faso to the north.
Even so, the six challengers lining up against Gnassingbe face a mammoth task to persuade the 3.6 million registered voters to oust him.
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