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Togo ruling party sweeps regional council elections

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

Togo's ruling party swept last month's elections for regional council seats, electoral authorities said on Monday, consolidating a victory for President Faure Gnassingbe after a landslide win in the parallel parliamentary vote.

The dual April 29 legislative and regional council elections came after a highly contested constitutional reform that opponents say allows Gnassingbe to cement his family's nearly six-decade rule.

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