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Benin election marked by low turnout: observers
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Benin President Patrice Talon, seen here voting, was widely expected to win another term
Benin's weekend election, in which President Patrice Talon was widely expected to win a second term, was marked by a low voter turnout, international election monitoring teams said Tuesday.
Talon, a cotton tycoon first elected in 2016 to lead the West African state, is expected to secure re-election after a ballot on Sunday that critics say was already rigged in his favour.
Most of Talon's key opponents are in exile or were disqualified from running in the election, leading to opposition calls for a boycott.

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