Togo Holds First Local Elections Since Controversial Power Shift

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togo holds first local elections since controversial power shift
Voters are expected to elect leaders of the country's 117 municipalities. President Faure Gnassingbe, 59, is not formally on the ballot himself, yet the poll will be a test of Gnassingbe's popularity with calls to widespread anti-government protests on July 16 and 17.