Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Faure GNASSINGBE
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Gilbert HOUNGBO
- Assembly: Togo has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) with 81 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by plurality vote to serve a 5-year term.
- In the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale)
81 members are
elected
through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***
Population:
- Population: 6,019,877 (July 2009 est.)
Future elections
Past elections
Last Updated on 08/17/2005