Bob, the winner before calling for the poll to be annulled in nearly half of Togo's districts. The constitutional court said Akitani-Bob took 38.25 percent of the vote. The army named Gnassingbe president after his father's death on Feb. 5, but he had to step down under huge international pressure and organise elections in line with the constitution. African mediators, wary of the potential regional impact of another explosion of violence in turbulent West Africa, have been trying to convince the opposition to take part in a national unity government with Gnassingbe as president. But Fabre insisted on Tuesday that was out of the question. "That's a joke. That person who is supposed to lead the national unity government has no legitimacy. Our answer is never," he said. --SP 2253 Local Time 1953 GMT
