By RFIPalled on 29-04-2019Modified on 29-04-2019 at 17:59
A dismal vote, shunned by the voters and which marks an authoritarian tightening of the power in place with an opposition absent, ousted by the Electoral Commission. This is the scene in Benin, after the legislative elections. What does the Beninese press say?
" A poll without the opposition and without social networks. It is by this formula that the newspaper Les 4 Vérités summarizes the vote. Social networks, which were out of order Sunday . The newspaper protests and wonders if mobile phone companies are complicit.
On participation, Free Morning is formal and speaks of a " massive boycott ". For the New Observer , this boycott is a " sanction of the people ".
Le Matin notes that the election was well organized, with Beninese voting, said Fraternity .
The confreres of Soleil Benin and the newspaper Le Matin claim that it is " the threats of violence " that " discouraged voters ". A formula borrowed from the Minister of the Interior, whose declaration is spread in the columns of The Nation .
Finally, Matin Libre raises the question of the legitimacy of future MPs and suggests the head of state Patrice Talon to read the results.
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