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Benin constitutional court affirms election win for ruling coalition

Benin constitutional court affirms election win for ruling coalition

BENIN'S constitutional court affirmed the ruling coalition's win in last weekend's legislative election and the return to parliament of opposition after boycotts and exclusions in previous elections. The final tally showed the two parties already in power - Union Progressiste le Renouveau and Bloc Republicain - came first and second with 37.56% and 29.23% of votes respectively. The party of former President Thomas Boni Yayi, Les Démocrates, came third with 24.16%. Yayi's supporters led demonstrations in 2019 after opposition parties were blocked from the legislative vote for failing to meet strict new eligibility criteria. None of the remaining four parties…
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Gambian president wins re-election, opposition cries foul

Gambian president wins re-election, opposition cries foul

BATE FELIX GAMBIAN President Adama Barrow has comfortably won re-election, the electoral commission said has announced, though he may face a legal challenge from opposition candidates who rejected the results because of unspecified irregularities. The vote was the first in 27 years without disgraced former President Yahya Jammeh, who was forced into exile in Equatorial Guinea after refusing to accept defeat to Barrow in 2016. Jammeh's despotic 22-year rule over the small West African nation of 2.5 million people, which began with a 1994 coup, was characterised by killings and torture of political opponents. Saturday's peaceful election was seen by…
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Two die in Ugandan election protests

Two die in Ugandan election protests

UGANDAN opposition leader Bobi Wine's party is preparing to challenge President Yoweri Museveni's election win and condemned what it called the house arrest of Wine, as news emerged of two people killed in protests over the result. Protests broke out on Saturday after results from Thursday's election were announced in two areas, Luwero district north of Kampala and Masaka to the southwest, and security forces killed two people and arrested 23 in total, NTV Uganda reported on Sunday, citing local police. No other details were immediately available about the protests. A nationwide internet blackout since the day before the vote…
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