[ Les déterminants d’un climat électoral apaisé au Togo: Une analyse à partir de l’exemple des élections de 2007, 2010 et 2013 ]
Adjeta Essossinam1
1 Université de Kara, Togo
Original language: French
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Since the start of democratic transitions in 1990, African states, including Togo, have often experienced violence during electoral periods. This concerns violence before, during and after the elections calling into question the organizational conditions or the results proclaimed by the competent institutions. As a result, the organization of free, transparent, peaceful elections, the results of which will not be questioned or contested in the streets, becomes for African States both a challenge and a requirement. Despite the violence observed during certain electoral consultations, Togo succeeded in meeting the challenge of organizing peaceful elections. The present research aims to analyze the determinants of the peaceful elections of 2007, 2010 and 2013 in Togo. To achieve this objective, we used a mixed methodology which combined documentary research and empirical research carried out in the field through observation and individual interviews with the target population. The results of the research reveal that the assistance of international bodies, the reform of the conditions for organizing elections and the establishment of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) made it possible to pacify the political climate and avoid the violence.
Author Keywords: determinants, calmed climate, election, Togo.
Adjeta Essossinam1
1 Université de Kara, Togo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Since the start of democratic transitions in 1990, African states, including Togo, have often experienced violence during electoral periods. This concerns violence before, during and after the elections calling into question the organizational conditions or the results proclaimed by the competent institutions. As a result, the organization of free, transparent, peaceful elections, the results of which will not be questioned or contested in the streets, becomes for African States both a challenge and a requirement. Despite the violence observed during certain electoral consultations, Togo succeeded in meeting the challenge of organizing peaceful elections. The present research aims to analyze the determinants of the peaceful elections of 2007, 2010 and 2013 in Togo. To achieve this objective, we used a mixed methodology which combined documentary research and empirical research carried out in the field through observation and individual interviews with the target population. The results of the research reveal that the assistance of international bodies, the reform of the conditions for organizing elections and the establishment of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) made it possible to pacify the political climate and avoid the violence.
Author Keywords: determinants, calmed climate, election, Togo.
Abstract: (french)
Depuis le début des transitions démocratiques en 1990, les Etats africains dont le Togo, ont souvent connu des violences en périodes électorales. Il s’agit des violences avant, pendant et après les élections mettant en cause les conditions d’organisation ou les résultats proclamés par les institutions compétentes. De ce fait, l’organisation des élections libres, transparentes, apaisées et dont les résultats ne connaîtront aucune remise en cause ou contestation dans les rues, devient pour les Etats africains à la fois un défi et une exigence. Malgré les violences observées lors de certaines consultations électorales, le Togo a réussi de relever le défi en matière d’organisation d’élections apaisées. La présente recherche a pour objectif d’analyser les déterminants des élections apaisées de 2007, 2010 et 2013 au Togo. Pour atteindre cet objectif, nous avons fait usage d’une méthodologie mixte qui a combiné la recherche documentaire et celles empiriques menées sur le terrain à travers une observation et des entretiens individuels auprès de la population cible. Les résultats de la recherche révèlent que l’assistance des instances internationales, la réforme des conditions d’organisation des élections et la mise en place de la Commission Vérité Justice et Réconciliation (CVJR) ont permis de pacifier le climat politique et d’éviter la violence.
Author Keywords: déterminants, climat apaisé, élection, Togo.
