Election
Presidential elections were held in Togo on 1 June 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who received 58% of the vote. The opposition Union of Forces for Change released their own results figures, claiming that Emmanuel Bob-Akitani had received 71% of the vote and Eyadéma just 10%.
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Presidential elections were held in Togo on 1 June 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who received 58% of the vote. The opposition Union of Forces for Change released their own results figures, claiming that Emmanuel Bob-Akitani had received 71% of the vote and Eyadéma just 10%.
Gnininvi withdrew his candidacy in May but remained on the ballot paper.
The official results were inconsistent, the total number of votes for candidates being 100 votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (2,396,503) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (2,396,189).
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