Togolese presidential election, 2003

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 1 June 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who won 57.8% of the vote.^[1] 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%.^[2]

Results

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Gnassingbé Eyadéma	Rally of the Togolese People	1,345,159	57.8
Emmanuel Bob-Akitani	Union of Forces for Change	784,102	33.7
Yawovi Agboyibo	Action Committee for Renewal	119,372	5.1
Dahuku Péré	Socialist Pact for Renewal	51,304	2.2
Edem Kodjo	Pan-African Patriotic Convergence	22,482	1.0
Nicolas Lawson	Independent	4,847	0.2
Léopold Gnininvi	Democratic Convention of African Peoples	409	0.0
Invalid/blank votes			–
Total		2,327,735	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,223,353
Source: Adam Carr

Gnininvi withdrew his candidacy in May but remained on the ballot paper.

References

1. Elections in Togo African Elections Database
2. Togolese Republic presidential election of 1 June 2003 Adam Carr