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Benin postpones presidential election amid papers row

Constitutional Court halts Feb. 28 contest after millions of voting cards remain undistributed

12.02.2016 - Update : 16.02.2016
Benin postpones presidential election amid papers row

COTONOU, Benin

Voting in the first round of Benin’s presidential election has been postponed amid a row about voters' papers.

The country’s Constitutional Court ruled late on Thursday that the Feb. 28 contest will now be held on March 6.

The delay is being blamed on a hitch in delivering 4.6 million voters’ election cards.

Opposition candidates had complained about the delay, calling for a postponement.

Beninese voters will go to the polls on March 6 to designate their new president from among 33 candidates, including incumbent ruler Thomas Boni Yayi who is seeking a third term in office.


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