Nearly 2, 685 electoral kits have been deployed, while 33,112 members of election registers and voting cards committees have been mobilized in readiness for an electoral census which started Monday, and expected to end on August 17 with a view of holding the legislative elections whose date is yet to be fixed, according to press reports.
Togolese legislative elections have, for the first time, elicited a flurry of activities across the country, because of the high stakes involved in reviving the socio-political life, and the prospects of resumption of cooperation with the European Union (EU) on which Togo depends.
As the government multiplies its efforts to sensitize the population on the importance of the polls, political parties are on the other hand jostling for voters .
Civil society organizations have also particularly distinguished themselves with women associations, who are striving to have a representation of 30 percent in the next parliament. They have also embarked on aggressive awareness campaigns among the womenfolk, urging them to actively participate in the census process.
Elections in Togo are often marred by acts of violence, and the last presidential elections held in April 2005 forced nearly 40, 000 people to flee the country.
"We can successfully hold the forthcoming legislative elections calmly and peacefully," Togolese head of state Faure Gnassingbe said on state television Sunday, while urging the citizens to turn out in large numbers for the census process.
"We must seize this opportunity, our future as a people depends on it," he said.
Source: Xinhua
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