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Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe (L) speaks to jounralists after a meeting with the French president at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 15, 2013.
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Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe (L) speaks to jounralists after a meeting with the French president at the Elysee Palace in Paris on November 15, 2013.
The West African country’s ruling party won a majority of the parliamentary seats in the elections, paving the way for its leader to occupy a new, all-powerful position.