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 COTONOU, Benin (AP) - Benin's outgoing president criticized a lack of transparency in elections held Sunday to determine who will succeed him after nearly three decades as head of this tiny West African nation.
The 15-nation Economic Community of West African states, however, praised the government for organizing the ballot and said Benin "has become a model for democracy."
President Mathieu Kerekou said he was "surprised" at the alleged disappearance of 1.3 million of the country's 5.3 million printed voter cards.
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