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                  Togo Holds Twice-Delayed Parliamentary Vote

   Voters in Togo are going to the polls Thursday to take part in
   parliamentary elections that analysts say will test the support of the
   country`s president, whose family has led the nation for nearly 50
   years.
   The vote is taking place after being delayed twice by opposition
   demands, including electoral reforms.
   Voters in the West African nation are choosing from nearly 1,200
   candidates to fill 91 seats.
   The Economic Community of West African States has sent 80 observers to
   support the election process and promote good governance in the region.
   Togo last picked a parliament in 2007, and has a presidential vote
   scheduled for 2015. That poll will take place 10 years after President
   Faure Gnassingbe was elected following the death of his father, who
   served as president for nearly 40 years.
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