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| People in | |
| Togo are heading to the polls on Monday to vote in delayed parliamentary and | |
| regional elections amid tensions over a new constitution extending the | |
| president's term. | |
| Opposition | |
| parties argue that the reform passed by lawmakers last week is a ruse to keep President Faure Gnassingbé - already in his fourth term - in power. | |
| The change allows | |
| him to remain president until 2031, critics say, after which he could be | |
| appointed to the new position of "president of the council of | |
| ministers" - in effect prime minister - continuing his family's 57-year | |
| rule. | |
| The polls | |
| were initially set for 20 April but were postponed by Mr Gnassingbé to allow | |
| for "consultations". | |
| Some | |
| critics have voiced scepticism about the credibility of the election, after the | |
| authorities temporarily stopped election accreditation for foreign press, AFP | |
| news agency reported. | |
| The | |
| Conference of Togolese Catholic Bishops, which criticised the reform, was also | |
| blocked from deploying election observers, AFP added. | |
| About four | |
| million voters will choose 113 lawmakers and 179 regional deputies who along | |
| with municipal councillors will install a newly created senate. | |
| Opposition | |
| parties boycotted Togo's last election and are poorly represented in parliament, | |
| which led to the disputed reform passing almost unanimously. | |
| This time, | |
| they have urged their supporters to turn out for the vote in high numbers. | |
| Supporters | |
| of President Gnassingbé however argue that his continued rule will boost | |
| development. | |
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