Togo diaspora group rejects parliamentary polls

A member of a Togolese diaspora coalition says Monday’s parliamentary election, when taken from the perspective of participation and transparency, did not go well. The government says that the vote was free and fair, and without violence. Results are expected anytime this week. Brigitte Akouvi Ameganvi, a member of the Board of Synergie-Togo, a Togolese diaspora organization based in Europe, tells VOA’s James Butty that election authorities denied accreditation to the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace and other local election observer groups