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Early indications show voter turnout was low in Benin s presidential election, where polling stations have now closed.
In the run-up to the election, protests over President Patrice Talon s broken promise to serve only one term in office left two people dead.
After voting himself, President Talon called on his fellow citizens to come out and vote.
But opposition campaigners had called for a boycott and streets were quiet on Sunday, especially in anti-government strongholds.
The head of the electoral commission said most polling stations had opened on time despite opposition supporters blocking roads to northern and central Benin.
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