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'''Parliamentary elections''' will be held in [[Togo]] in 2013. They were originally scheduled for October 2012, but protests and strikes asking for electoral reforms delayed the process. After being rescheduled for 24 March 2013, they were postponed again.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-03/07/c_132216239.htm Togo to kick off voter registration on March 15] Xinhua, 7 March 2013</ref> |
'''Parliamentary elections''' will be held in [[Togo]] in 2013. They were originally scheduled for October 2012, but protests and strikes asking for electoral reforms delayed the process. After being rescheduled for 24 March 2013, they were postponed again.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/africa/2013-03/07/c_132216239.htm Togo to kick off voter registration on March 15] Xinhua, 7 March 2013</ref><ref>[http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jvdl0UGniigleFN_e9CA8pColTfg AFP via Google: Togo opposition figure charged over market fires]</ref> |
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==Opposition demands and protests== |
==Opposition demands and protests== |
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Some members of the opposition are seeking a postponement of the election in order to see electoral reforms take effect prior to the election, while others seek the repeal of the changes as improperly induced. Amongst the latter is the controversial [[gerrymandering]] of constituency borders in favour of the incumbent [[Rally of the Togolese People]] party and the 10 seat increase in parliament bringing a total of 91 MPs. |
Some members of the opposition are seeking a postponement of the election in order to see electoral reforms take effect prior to the election, while others seek the repeal of the changes as improperly induced. Amongst the latter is the controversial [[gerrymandering]] of constituency borders in favour of the incumbent [[Rally of the Togolese People]] party and the 10 seat increase in parliament bringing a total of 91 MPs. |
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Though the government had forbidden street demonstrations in commercial areas, citing an inability to maintain security and public order, protests organisers from opposition and [[civil society]] groups pledged to carry out protests and denounced what they termed an attempt to stifle criticism. Protests termed "Let's Save Togo" were then planned for 21–23 August. On the first day, several thousand protesters commenced a march in [[Lome]]'s Be neighbourhood and then headed to the commercial district of Deckon, where 100 police officers were deployed. Trouble then arose amid a dispute as to whether the protest march would end in Deckon for a rally or proceed further. The protesters were then dispersed using tear gas 10 minutes after the march commenced.< |
Though the government had forbidden street demonstrations in commercial areas, citing an inability to maintain security and public order, protests organisers from opposition and [[civil society]] groups pledged to carry out protests and denounced what they termed an attempt to stifle criticism. Protests termed "Let's Save Togo" were then planned for 21–23 August. On the first day, several thousand protesters commenced a march in [[Lome]]'s Be neighbourhood and then headed to the commercial district of Deckon, where 100 police officers were deployed. Trouble then arose amid a dispute as to whether the protest march would end in Deckon for a rally or proceed further. The protesters were then dispersed using tear gas 10 minutes after the march commenced.<ref>[http://www.aljazeera.com/news/africa/2012/08/201282115275468353.html Al Jazeera: Togo police disperse fair vote rally]</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Parliamentary elections will be held in Togo in 2013. They were originally scheduled for October 2012, but protests and strikes asking for electoral reforms delayed the process. After being rescheduled for 24 March 2013, they were postponed again.[1][2]
Opposition demands and protests
Some members of the opposition are seeking a postponement of the election in order to see electoral reforms take effect prior to the election, while others seek the repeal of the changes as improperly induced. Amongst the latter is the controversial gerrymandering of constituency borders in favour of the incumbent Rally of the Togolese People party and the 10 seat increase in parliament bringing a total of 91 MPs.
Though the government had forbidden street demonstrations in commercial areas, citing an inability to maintain security and public order, protests organisers from opposition and civil society groups pledged to carry out protests and denounced what they termed an attempt to stifle criticism. Protests termed "Let's Save Togo" were then planned for 21–23 August. On the first day, several thousand protesters commenced a march in Lome's Be neighbourhood and then headed to the commercial district of Deckon, where 100 police officers were deployed. Trouble then arose amid a dispute as to whether the protest march would end in Deckon for a rally or proceed further. The protesters were then dispersed using tear gas 10 minutes after the march commenced.[3]
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