At stake in this election:

• 81 seats in the National Assembly

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Faure GNASSINGBE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Yawovi AGBOYIBO
• Assembly: Togo has a unicameral National Assembly with 81 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
• Prime Minister is appointed by the president to serve a 5-year term.
• In the National Assembly 81 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Rally of the Togolese People (RPT)
  • Leader: Faure GNASSINGBE
  • Seats won in this election: 50
  • Seats won in last election: 72
• Party: Union of Forces of Change / (UFC)
  • Leader: Gilchrist OLYMPIO
  • Seats won in this election: 27
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Committee of Action for Renewal (CAR)
  • Leader: Yawovi AGBOYIBO
  • Seats won in this election: 4
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Rally for the Support for Development and Democracy (RSDD)
  • Leader: Harry OLYMPIO
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 3
• Party: Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS)
  • Leader: Gagou KOKOU
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 2
• Party: Democratic Convention for African Peoples (CDPA)
  • Leader: Leopold GNININVI
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0
• Party: Democratic Party for Renewal (PDR)
  • Leader: Zarifou AYEVA
  • Seats won in this election: 0
  • Seats won in last election: 0

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 5,890,414 (2007)
• Registered Voters: 2,974,718 (2007)

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 2,995,283 (2007)

·         Is Togo a signatory to CEDAW: No 

·         Has Togo ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (26 September 1983)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: Yes

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 7 (following the 2007 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 162

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Medium

Disability Data:

·         Is Togo a signatory to CRPD: Yes (23 September 2008)

·         Has Togo ratified CRPD: Yes (1 March 2011)

·         Population with a disability: 883,562 (est.)