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Togo opposition cries foul as election vote count favours government

Electoral officials prepare the counting of votes at a polling station in Lome on 29 April, 2024, during Togo's legislative elections. AFP - EMILE KOUTON

Opposition groups in Togo have accused authorities of ballot-stuffing in Monday's legislative and regional elections, where vote counting is still underway. Regional observers, however, judged the polls to be free and fair.

Electoral authorities have yet to release initial results from Monday's vote, which came after lawmakers passed a divisive constitutional reform that critics say will extend President Faure Gnassingbé's grip on power in the small West African state.

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