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Benin Election Peaceful, Successful — Koku Anyidoho
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BY: Timothy Gobah
Category: Politics
Mr Koku Anyidoho (left), Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, observing the election at a polling station in Benin
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The Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute (AMI) for Civic Education and Public Policy Advocacy, Mr Samuel Koku Anyidoho, has commended the Beninois authorities for a successful organisation of its April 11 presidential election.
He said the collation centres were not inundated with human traffic as well as macho men or vigilante groups .
“One unique thing is how after the open counting and declaration of results, the returning officers send their duly signed Declaration Forms to the collation centres and leave,” he stated.
Benin election peaceful, successful — Koku Anyidoho
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Benin s Patrice Talon reelected with 86 percent of vote By Otiato Opali in Nairobi, Kenya | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-04-14 17:02 Benin s president Patrice Talon casts his ballot at a polling station in Cotonou, Benin, April 11, 2021. [Photo/Agencies]
Patrice Talon, Benin s incumbent president, has won a majority of votes cast in the first round of presidential elections held on Sunday, according to provisional results released Tuesday by the National and Autonomous Electoral Commission.
The results, which are awaiting validation by the Constitutional Court, indicate that Talon received 86.37 percent of the votes and was followed by Alassane Soumano, the main opposition leader, with 11.29 percent. Corentin Kohoue came a distant third with 2.35 percent. Turnout stood at 50.17 percent.