Togo to hold its first local elections in over 30 years On Sunday Togo will hold its first local elections in 32 years - a time period during which one family has held power. Opposition parties that boycotted legislative elections last month are hoping to gain some of the 1,527 local councilor posts across this country of 8 million citizens, presenting a challenge to President Faure Gnassingbé. IMAGES of Lome AND SOUNDBITES of a political scientist, an opposition party member and a voter