Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni elected president with vast majority of votes

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COTONOU, Benin (AP) — Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni won the country’s presidential election held Sunday with over 94% of votes, according to election officials, fulfilling the expectation he was the anointed successor after President Patrice Talon’s decade in power. The outcome was based on more than 90% of votes ⁠counted with voter turnout of 58.75%, Sacca Lafia, head of the West African country’s independent electoral commission, announced on national television late Monday. The final