Despite widespread disaffection and protests calling for him to step down, a fractured opposition has struggled to launch a converted campaign to unseat Gnassingbe in the small West African country of 8 million people. (Reporting By John Zodzi; Editing by Muralikumar Anantharaman)
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Togo President Gnassingbe wins re-election in landslide - preliminary results
LOME, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe has won re-election with 72% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission on Monday, extending his 15-year rule and a family dynasty that began when his father took power in a 1967 coup.
epa08236552 A man looks for his name on a voters list before casting his ballot in the presidential elections in Lome, Togo 22 February 2020. Incumbent President Gnassingbe, whose family has ruled for more than five decades, is the favorite to win. Togo is one of the poorest countries in Africa with 70 some percent of the rural population living below the global poverty line. EPA-EFE/STR