List of political parties in Togo
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This article lists political parties in Togo.
Togo
is a one party dominant state with the Rally of the Togolese People
in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
is a one party dominant state with the Rally of the Togolese People
Rally of the Togolese People
The Rally of the Togolese People is the ruling political party in Togo. The President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbé, is also the National President of the RPT....
in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
The parties
- Rally for the Togolese People (Rassemblement du Peuple Togolais)
- Democratic Opposition (In the 2005 presidential electionTogolese presidential election, 2005A presidential election was held in Togo on April 24, 2005, following the death in office of long-time president Gnassingbé Eyadéma. The main candidates were Eyadéma's son, Faure Gnassingbé, and opposition leader Emmanuel Bob-Akitani. The election and the period preceding it were marked by...
, opposition candidate Emmanuel Bob-AkitaniEmmanuel Bob-AkitaniEmmanuel Bob-Akitani is a Togolese politician who was the main opposition candidate in the 2003 and 2005 Togolese presidential elections. He is the Honorary President of the Union of Forces for Change ....
of the Union of Forces for ChangeUnion of Forces for ChangeThe Union of Forces for Change is the main opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist Olympio and its Secretary-General is Jean-Pierre Fabre until August 10th 2010. Olympio is the son of the first President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, who was assassinated in a 1963...
gained the support of five other political parties. The grouping is commonly known as the "Democratic Opposition", although government publications refer to them as the "Radical Opposition".)- Union of Forces for ChangeUnion of Forces for ChangeThe Union of Forces for Change is the main opposition political party in Togo. The President of the UFC was Gilchrist Olympio and its Secretary-General is Jean-Pierre Fabre until August 10th 2010. Olympio is the son of the first President of Togo, Sylvanus Olympio, who was assassinated in a 1963...
(Union des Forces du Changement) - Alliance of Democrats for Integral DevelopmentAlliance of Democrats for Integral DevelopmentThe Alliance of Democrats for Integral Development is a political party in Togo.The ADDI did not take part in the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002; as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, it called for a boycott...
(Alliance des Démocrates pour le Développement Intégral) - Action Committee for RenewalAction Committee for RenewalThe Action Committee for Renewal is an opposition political party in Togo. Dodji Apévon has led the party since 2008; previously it was led by Yawovi Agboyibo from 1991 to 2008....
(Comité d'Action pour la Renouveau) - Democratic Convention of African PeoplesDemocratic Convention of African PeoplesThe Democratic Convention of African Peoples is a political party in Togo.The CDPA boycotted the August 1993 presidential election and the February 1994 parliamentary election. Its Secretary-General, Léopold Gnininvi, was a candidate in the June 1998 presidential election, receiving less than 1%...
(Convention Démocratique des Peoples Africains) - Socialist Pact for RenewalSocialist Pact for RenewalThe Socialist Pact for Renewal is a political party in Togo.The PSR did not take part in the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002; as part of the Coalition of Democratic Forces, it called for a boycott...
(Pacte Socialiste pour le Renouveau)
- Union of Forces for Change
- Rally for the Support of Democracy and DevelopmentRally for the Support of Democracy and DevelopmentThe Rally for the Support of Democracy and Development is a political party in Togo. Its National President is Harry Olympio.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the RSDD won 3 out of 81 seats. The party led the first protests against the succession of President Gnassingbé...
(Rassemblement pour le soutien de la démocratie et du développement) - Union for Democracy and Social ProgressUnion for Democracy and Social Progress (Togo)The Union for Democracy and Social Progress is a political party in Togo.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the party won 2 out of 81 seats....
(Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social) - JuventoJuventoJuvento was a social democratic political party in Togo. It had its roots as a youth group in the Committee of Togolese Unity of assassinated president Sylvanus Olympio. Juvento was founded on 25 September 1951 and dissolved after the 1967 coup.In the early 1990s a new party was formed using the...
- Believers' Movement for Equality and PeaceBelievers' Movement for Equality and PeaceThe Believers' Movement for Equality and Peace is a political party in Togo.In the parliamentary election held on 27 October 2002, the party won one out of 81 seats in the National Assembly. The party participated in the October 2007 parliamentary election, but did not win any seats....
(Mouvement des croyants pour l'égalité et la paix) - Patriotic Pan-African ConvergencePatriotic Pan-African ConvergenceThe Patriotic Pan-African Convergence is a political party in Togo. Former Prime Minister Edem Kodjo is the President of the CPP.The CPP was created in August 1999 through the merger of four parties: the Togolese Union for Democracy , led by Kodjo, the Party of Action for Democracy , led by...
(Convergence patriotique panafricaine) - Party for Renewal and RedemptionParty for Renewal and RedemptionThe Party for Renewal and Redemption is a political party in Togo.At the last presidential of 24 April 2005, its candidate Nicolas Lawson won 1.04 % of the vote....
(Parti pour le Renouveau et la Rédemption)
See also
- Politics of TogoPolitics of TogoPolitics of Togo takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Togo is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament...
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