00:01benin started heading to the polls this sunday morning to vote for its next president the election is set to
00:08produce a successor to patrice talon who is stepping down after two terms as president
00:15talon endorsed current finance minister romuel dvardagny as next president and dvardagny is also a favorite in pre-election polls
00:23for his role in overseeing the country's economic growth in the past years
00:29it however remains to be seen how he will fare in the ballot boxes the campaign period was marked by
00:36widespread voter apathy as many denounced the absence of a candidate from the main opposition party the democrats
00:44their leader did not secure the required number of parliamentary endorsements
00:51wadagny is instead being challenged by polong b another opposition figure whose campaign was however very much subdued the next
01:00election will only take place in 2033 as a recent constitutional reform extended the presidential term from five to seven
01:09years
01:10the next election will be passed
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