In a letter to the National Elections Commission, Leopond Messan Gnininvi of the African People's Convention for Democracy, said that the distribution of voter cards had not begun anywhere and that the list of polling stations remained unknown.

President Gnassingbe Eyadema, who has ruled Togo since 1967 when he seized power in a military coup, is standing for another five-year term.

He won a presidential election five years ago - boycotted by the opposition - with more than 90% of the vote.