Togo's Gnassingbe sworn in as dynasty extends its lengthy rule

[WorldNews]

Togo's constitutional court swore in incumbent President Faure Gnassingbe for a third term in office on Monday, prolonging for another five years his family's nearly half-century rule over the West African nation. Togo's election commission announced a comfortable victory for Gnassingbe in the largely peaceful April 25 vote, saying he took 58.75 percent of the more than 1.2 million votes cast. His main opposition challenger Jean-Pierre Fabre has alleged the polls were marred by fraud and rejected the result. "The Court hopes that the faith that led you through your previous term in office will continue to guide your actions in the superior interest of the Togolese people," said Constitutional Court President Aboudou Assouma.

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