At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Togo

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Gnassingbe EYADEMA
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Kwassi KLUTSE
• Assembly: Togo has a unicameral National Assembly with 81 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the president.
• In the National Assembly 81 members are elected by absolute majority vote in single-member constituencies to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Gnassingbe EYADEMA
  Party: Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)
• Yaovi AGBOYIBO
  Party: Action Committee for Renewal (CAR)
• Leopold Messan GNININVI
  Party: Democratic Convention of African Peoples (CDPA)
• Gilchrist OLYMPIO
  Party: Union of Forces for Change (UFC)
• Zarifou AYEVA
  Party: Party for Democracy and Renewal (PDR)
• Jacques AMOUZOU
  Party: Union of Independent Liberals

Last Presidential election:

• The last presidential election was held on August 25, 1993. In this election, Gnassingbe EYADEMA received 96.49% of the vote.
  All major opposition parties boycotted the August 1993 election.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 4,624,826 (1998)
• Registered Voters: 2,000,000 ( approx.)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,367,051 (1998)

·         Is Togo a signatory to CEDAW: No 

·         Has Togo ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (26 September 1983)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 1 (following the 1994 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 162 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Togo a signatory to CRPD: Yes (23 September 2008)

·         Has Togo ratified CRPD: Yes (1 March 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 693,723 (est.)