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The New Togolese Commitment (French : Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo.
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The New Togolese Commitment (French : Nouvel Engagement Togolais, NET) is a political party in Togo.
NET was established on 28 April 2012 by blogger Gerry Taama. [1] The party joined the Rainbow Alliance prior to the 2013 parliamentary elections, [2] with the alliance winning six of the 91 seats in the National Assembly. In the 2015 presidential elections Tamaa ran as the party's candidate, finishing fourth in a field of five candidates with 0.1% of the vote.
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