Beninese presidential election, 2001
- Beninese presidential election, 2001
The presidential election held in Benin in March 2001 controversially resulted in the re-election of Mathieu Kérékou to a second term. Kérékou's rival Nicéphore Soglo, who had been president from 1991 to 1996, failed in his bid to reclaim the presidency; although he qualified to participate in the second round of the election against Kérékou, he refused to do so, alleging electoral fraud. Adrien Houngbédji, the parliament speaker and third-place candidate, also refused to participate in a second round. Therefore Kérékou faced fourth-place candidate Bruno Amoussou, who was planning minister and had already given his support to Kérékou, in the second round; Kérékou won an easy victory with 84% of the vote. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/1263931.stm "Benin 'day of mourning'"] , BBC.co.uk, April 6, 2001.] [ [http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin] , African Elections Database.]
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