Togolese parliamentary election, 2002
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Parliamentary elections were held in Togo
on 27 October 2002. Like the previous elections in 1999
, they were boycotted by nine opposition parties (known as the Coalition of Democratic Forces), following the replacement of the Independent National Electoral Commission by a seven-magistrate committee and a revision of the Electoral Code. The result was a victory for the ruling Rally of the Togolese People
, which won 72 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
on 27 October 2002. Like the previous elections in 1999
Togolese parliamentary election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Togo on 21 March 1999. They were boycotted by the eight opposition parties, who been rebuffed in their insistence that talks following the controversial presidential election the previous year must be completed prior to the parliamentary election...
, they were boycotted by nine opposition parties (known as the Coalition of Democratic Forces), following the replacement of the Independent National Electoral Commission by a seven-magistrate committee and a revision of the Electoral Code. The result was a victory for the ruling Rally of the Togolese People
Rally of the Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT....
, which won 72 of the 81 seats. Voter turnout was 67%.
Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rally of the Togolese People Rally of the Togolese People The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT.... |
72 | |||
| Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development The Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development is a political party in Togo. Its National President is Harry Olympio.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the RSDD won 3 out of 81 seats. The party led the first protests against the succession of President Gnassingbé... |
3 | New | ||
| Juvento Juvento Juvento was a social democratic political party in Togo. It had its roots as a youth group in the Committee of Togolese Unity of assassinated president Sylvanus Olympio. Juvento was founded on 25 September 1951 and dissolved after the 1967 coup.In the early 1990s a new party was formed using the... |
2 | New | ||
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Togo) The Union for Democracy and Social Progress is a political party in Togo.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the party won 2 out of 81 seats.... |
2 | New | ||
| Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace The Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace is a political party in Togo.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the party won one out of 81 seats in the National Assembly. The party participated in the October 2007 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats.... |
1 | New | ||
| Independents | 1 | |||
| Total | 81 | 0 |