Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé officially candidate for re-election in February vote Togolese President Faure Gnassingbé is officially chosen to represent the ruling Union for the Republic (UNIR) party in the country's presidential election scheduled for 22 February. If he wins, as he is widely expected to, he will begin a fourth term in office, extending his family's decades-long rule. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES