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Tory MP for East Worthing and Shoreham Tim Loughton says he was barred from entering Djibouti.
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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