day period starts. Togo's constitution says that if the president dies, the electoral body must be convened within 60 days to elect a new leader. But officials disagree on whether that means actually holding elections in that period or simply announcing them. ECOWAS appointed a special envoy to Togo and said it would provide three electoral experts to help organise the polls. It called on the international community and especially the United Nations and the European Union to help with the vote.
