""We are going to move forward, go even further with what began before your very eyes," he told supporters in Cotonou."
""If we make progress but none of us can afford three meals a day, we haven't made any progress. Yes or no?" he said at a rally earlier this month."
"Critics argue that the electoral qualification rules were engineered to sideline rivals to Talon and his chosen successor."
"Substantial election monitoring delegations have been sent by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the African Union and the European Union."
Voters in Benin participated in a presidential election with Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni anticipated to win. Nearly eight million voters were eligible to choose a successor to Patrice Talon, who is stepping down after two terms. Wadagni, endorsed by Talon, has promised to continue the country's economic growth. The main opposition party, the Democrats, did not field a candidate, leaving Paul Hounkpe as the only other candidate. Critics claim electoral rules have sidelined rivals, while international observers are monitoring the election.
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