1993 Togolese presidential election

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 25 August 1993. They were the first presidential elections in the country to feature more than one candidate. However, the major opposition parties boycotted the election, and only two minor candidates ran against incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who ultimately won over 95% of the vote.^[1] Voter turnout was reported to be just 36%.^[2]

1993 Togolese presidential election

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Nominee Gnassingbé Eyadéma Jacques Amouzou Party RPT Independent Popular vote 691,485 13,168 Percentage 96.42% 1.90%

President before election Gnassingbé Eyadéma RPT Elected President Gnassingbé Eyadéma RPT

Results

The official results were inconsistent,^[3] with the total number of votes for candidates being ten votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (762,593) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (751,495).^[2]

Candidate		Party	Votes	%
	Gnassingbé Eyadéma	Rally of the Togolese People	691,485	96.42
	Jacques Amouzou	Independent	13,632	1.90
	Adani Ifé	Togolese Alliance for Democracy	12,011	1.67
Total			717,138	100
Valid votes			717,138
Invalid/blank votes			45,455
Total			751,495	100
Registered voters/turnout			2,080,617	36.12
Source: Journal Officiel