Voters in the small West African state will get only one choice of members of parliament — for the first time in three decades, the opposition will not take part.
Benin votes for a new parliament on April 28, but a country that was once seen as a model of democracy in Africa is facing a worrying political crisis.
Critics say the rules were too tough and bureaucratic, and opposition parties failed to meet all the administrative requirements in time. He defended the electoral code, saying it would bring together the scores of political parties into simpler blocs. “I am pragmatic, I am a realist,” Talon said. “I am someone who moves forward despite the difficulties.”
“Civil society cannot condone this serious attack on democracy”, said Hubert Acakpo, chief of a watchdog group called SOS Credible Elections.
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