Beninese President Patrice Talon was re-elected without surprise, with 86% of the vote, according to the provisional results announced on Tuesday, April 13 by the Electoral Commission, in a ballot where the head of state faced opposition candidates almost unknown.
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The duo Patrice Talon and Mariam Talata (its vice-president) obtained the majority of votes cast in the first round
," declared Geneviève Boko Nadjo, vice-president of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA).
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