Togo tallied ballots Sunday after a key challenger insisted he could cause a shock upset despite what he claimed was 'fraud' in an election President Faure Gnassingbe was widely expected to win.
Kodjo claimed the authorities had used ballot stuffing, fake polling stations and people casting multiple votes to skew the results in the incumbent's favour.
Gnassingbe has led the West African country of eight million people since taking over in 2005 following the death of his father Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled with an iron fist for 38 years. The authorities banned hundreds of local observers from monitoring the election and cancelled the system of electronic security at the last moment.
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