Voting day in Benin for the first round of the presidential election
Election posters displayed along a road artery in Cotonou, April 8, 2021. © RFI / Aurore Lartigue
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The Beninese are called to the polls this Sunday for the first round of an already contested presidential election.
Except three candidates are in the running including the current president Patrice and the opposition saw several of his candidatures invalidated by the Electoral Commission.
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