Saudi- Benin rivals face off in hotly contested presidential run off
Date
3/20/2016 9:05:15 AM
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
COTONOU Jumada II 11 1437 Mar 20 2016 SPA -- Voters in Benin cast ballots on Sunday in a run-off election that pitted outgoing President Thomas Boni Yayi's hand-picked successor against his former ally turned Political rival in a highly competitive race AP reported.
Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou a former economist and investment banker backed by both Boni Yayi and the main opposition Democratic Renewal Party won a March 6 first round of voting with 28.4 percent of ballots.
He faces Patrice Talon a businessman and powerful figure in the West African nation's cornerstone cotton sector who garnered 24.8 percent of first-round votes.
--SPA
14:36 LOCAL TIME 11:36 GMT
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