By Redaction ARPS Media
The recent municipal elections in Togo heavily favored the ruling party, Union for the Republic (UNIR), which won 1,150 seats and 75.3% of the votes.
The opposition parties, the National Alliance for Change (NAC) and the Union of Forces for Change (UFC), received 51 and 38 seats, respectively.
This was the first election since a constitutional change allowing President Faure Gnassingbé to remain in power for life.
Voter turnout was low, particularly in Lomé, following a crackdown on protests against Gnassingbé in June. The results are not yet official, as political parties have five days to contest them.
