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Observers from the Economic Community of West African States, the African Union, and La Francophonie commended Togo’s commitment to democratic processes.
This was contained in a joint communique signed by the ECOWAS, AU and Francophonie and made available on Thursday.
The Economic Community of West African States had, on Sunday, dispatched 40 observers to oversee the legislative and regional elections in Togo.
Led by former Gambian Vice-President Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, the observers include ambassadors, representatives from ECOWAS institutions, civil society members, media professionals, and election specialists from West Africa.
The deployment was aligned with ECOWAS’ commitment to supporting member states in conducting their elections, as outlined in Article 12 of the ECOWAS Supplementary Protocol on Democracy and Good Governance.
According to the communique, the absence of security incidents during the elections underscored Togo’s commitment to maintaining peace and stability throughout the electoral process.
“On election day, the missions visited polling stations in all five regions of the country.
They noted that the elections were inclusive. The missions commend the peaceful conduct of the elections and the mastery of voting and counting procedures by the members of the polling stations.
They commend the women and the youth for their civic mobilization as voters and polling agents.
“The Missions noted with satisfaction that no security incident was recorded during election day,” the communique read.
“The missions underscore the need to preserve peace and strengthen democracy and the rule of law and call on all stakeholders to make every effort to promote dialogue and consultation and to use legal channels to resolve any dispute that may arise,” the communique noted.
