Togo Ruling Party Wins 34 of 41 Seats in New Senate Election
The ruling party of Togo's President Faure Gnassingbé won 34 of the 41 seats in a newly created upper chamber of the parliament, according to provisional results released on Sunday.
Municipal and regional councilors across the West African country voted Saturday for 41 representatives of the 61-seat Senate. The rest will be appointed by Gnassingbé, according to an amended constitution that grants the president power to fill a third of the chamber.
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