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%.
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]
Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
bgcolor= | Gnassingbé Eyadéma | Rally of the Togolese People | 691,485 | 96.42 | |
bgcolor= | Jacques Amouzou | Independent | 13,632 | 1.90 | |
Adani Ifé | Togolese Alliance for Democracy | 12,011 | 1.67 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Total | 717,138 | 100 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Valid votes | 717,138 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Invalid/blank votes | 45,455 | |||
align=left colspan=3 | Total | 751,495 | 100 | ||
align=left colspan=3 | Registered voters/turnout | 2,080,617 | 36.12 | ||
align=left colspan=5 | Source: Journal Officiel |