2003 Togolese presidential election
1 June 2003
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Presidential elections were held in Togo on 1 June 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who received 58% of the vote.[1] The opposition Union of Forces for Change released their own results figures, claiming that Emmanuel Bob-Akitani had received 71% of the vote and Eyadéma just 10%.[2]
Results
Gnininvi withdrew his candidacy in May but remained on the ballot paper.
The official results were inconsistent, the total number of votes for candidates being 100 votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (2,396,503) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (2,396,189).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gnassingbé Eyadéma | Rally of the Togolese People | 1,345,159 | 57.79 | |
| Emmanuel Bob-Akitani | Union of Forces for Change | 784,102 | 33.69 | |
| Yawovi Agboyibo | Action Committee for Renewal | 119,372 | 5.13 | |
| Dahuku Péré | Socialist Pact for Renewal | 51,304 | 2.20 | |
| Edem Kodjo | Pan-African Patriotic Convergence | 22,482 | 0.97 | |
| Nicolas Lawson | Independent | 4,847 | 0.21 | |
| Léopold Gnininvi | Democratic Convention of African Peoples | 409 | 0.02 | |
| Total | 2,327,675 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 2,327,735 | 97.13 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 68,768 | 2.87 | ||
| Total votes | 2,396,189 | – | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,223,353 | 74.34 | ||
| Source: Journal Officiel | ||||
References
- ^ "Elections in Togo". African Elections Database.
- ^ "Togolese Republic presidential election of 1 June 2003". Psephos – Adam Carr's Election Archive.