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Benin’s militant problem may worsen after last month’s election Christina Cottiero © Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP/Getty Images A vendor displays her wares along a road in Cotonou on April 14, as business resumes after incumbent Patrice Talon was declared the winner of Benin’s presidential election. On April 11, cotton magnate and incumbent President Patrice Talon won reelection to a second term in Benin. With more than 86 percent of the vote, Talon easily defeated his two lesser-known opponents, Alassane Soumanou and Corentin Kohoue. Benin’s scattered opposition parties criticized Talon for rewriting election regulations and co-opting the country’s courts to stack the odds in his favor. Talon’s actions are likely to further reduce trust between the public and government officials at a time when cooperation between them is essential for addressing security threats at Benin’s borders.

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