Benin Court Says Provisional Results Give Boni Yayi Vote Win

Benin’s Constitutional Court said provisional results showed President Thomas Boni Yayi won a second term in office in the West African nation’s March 13 election.

Opposition candidates may file protests and final results will be released this week, Robert Dossou, head of the court, told reporters today in the commercial capital, Cotonou. If confirmed, Boni Yayi, who won more than 53 percent in the provisional results announced by the court, would avoid a runoff vote against opposition leader Adrien Houngbedji, who obtained 36 percent.