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2003 Togolese presidential election

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Field	Value
country	Togo
type	presidential
previous_election	1998 Togolese presidential election
previous_year	1998
next_election	2005 Togolese presidential election
next_year	2005
election_date
image1	President Gnassingbé Eyadéma of Republic of Togo, West Africa.jpg
nominee1	Gnassingbé Eyadéma
party1	Rally of the Togolese People
popular_vote1	1,345,159
percentage1	57.79%
image2	3x4.svg
nominee2	Emmanuel Bob-Akitani
party2	Union of Forces for Change
popular_vote2	784,102
percentage2	33.69%
map_image	Map of the 2003 Togolese presidential election.svg
map_caption	Results by region
title	President
before_election	Gnassingbé Eyadéma
after_election	Gnassingbé Eyadéma
before_party	Rally of the Togolese People
after_party	Rally of the Togolese People

Presidential elections were held in Togo on 1 June 2003. The result was a victory for incumbent President Gnassingbé Eyadéma, who received 58% of the vote. The opposition Union of Forces for Change released their own results figures, claiming that Emmanuel Bob-Akitani had received 71% of the vote and Eyadéma just 10%.

Results

Gnininvi withdrew his candidacy in May but remained on the ballot paper.

The official results were inconsistent, the total number of votes for candidates being 100 votes lower than the number of valid votes, and the total of valid and invalid votes (2,396,503) being higher than the figure for total votes cast (2,396,189).

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