1993 Togolese presidential election explained

Country:Togo
Type:presidential
Previous Election:1986 Togolese presidential election
Previous Year:1986
Next Election:1998 Togolese presidential election
Next Year:1998
Election Date:25 August 1993
Image1:President Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Republic of Togo, West Africa.jpg
Nominee1:Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Party1:Rally of the Togolese People
Popular Vote1:691,485
Percentage1:96.42%
Nominee2:Jacques Amouzou
Party2:Independent politician
Popular Vote2:13,168
Percentage2:1.90%
President
Before Election:Gnassingbé Eyadéma
After Election:Gnassingbé Eyadéma
Before Party:Rally of the Togolese People
After Party:Rally of the Togolese People

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote.[1] Voter turnout was reported to be just 36%.

Results

The official results were inconsistent,[2] with the total number of votes for candidates being ten votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (762,593) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (751,495).[3]

CandidatePartyVotes%
bgcolor=Gnassingbé EyadémaRally of the Togolese People691,48596.42
bgcolor=Jacques AmouzouIndependent13,6321.90
Adani IféTogolese Alliance for Democracy12,0111.67
align=left colspan=3Total717,138100
align=left colspan=3Valid votes717,138
align=left colspan=3Invalid/blank votes45,455
align=left colspan=3Total751,495100
align=left colspan=3Registered voters/turnout2,080,61736.12
align=left colspan=5Source: Journal Officiel

Notes and References

  1. http://africanelections.tripod.com/tg.html Elections in Togo
  2. [Dieter Nohlen]
  3. http://jo.gouv.tg/sites/default/files/annee/1993/jo%201993-028.pdf Journal Officiel