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In December 2002, Benin held its first municipal elections since before the institution of Marxism-Leninism. The process was smooth with the significant exception of the 12th district council for Cotonou, the contest that would ultimately determine who would be selected for the mayoralty of the capital city. That vote was marred by irregularities, and the electoral commission was forced to repeat that single election. Nicephore Soglo's Renaisance du Benin (RB) party won the new vote, paving the way for the former president to be elected Mayor of Cotonou by the new city council in February 2002. NOTE: The information regarding the Benin on this page is re-published from U.S. Department of State. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Benin History information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Benin History should be addressed to the U.S. Department of State. |
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