Benin Votes In Controversial Poll Despite COVID-19
Benin President Patrice Talon casts his ballot at the Charles Guiyot Zongo public school on May 17, 2020, as voting operation are underway for the local election. Yanick Folly / AFP.Benin staged local elections minus key opposition parties on Sunday with authorities pushing ahead despite the coronavirus threat and calls for a delay.
“We have received a lot of hydro-alcohol gels and masks for all voters,” returning officer Mathieu Daki told AFP at N’dali in the north of the country. Benin, seen as one of the region’s most stable democracies, has been in political crisis since a disputed parliamentary poll last April sparked protests.Talon, a former business magnate who came to power in 2016, has been accused of a crackdown that drove key rivals into exile.
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