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Benin: President Talon wins re-election in preliminary results
Electoral officials in Benin say that Talon has been re-elected with a majority of votes cast in the presidential election
AP | President Patrice Talon has been re-elected with a majority of votes cast in Benin’s presidential election, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the national electoral commission.
Talon received more than 86.3 percent of the votes cast Sunday. Allasane Soumanou got about 11.3 percent and Corentin Kohou came in third with 2.3 percent, according to provisional results.
Voter participation stood at about 50 percent, according to the electoral commission.
The results must now be validated by the Constitutional Court.
The runup to Benin’s presidential election was marred by violent demonstrations in the West African nation.