#Benin has a new president: Patrice Talon, an ironic outsider politician
▻https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2016/04/13/benin-has-a-new-president-patrice-talon-an-ironic-outsider-politicia #elections
"In principle, Benin’s thirst for political outsiders could help nurture healthy electoral competition. Instead, combined with rising campaign costs and expectations of clientelism, it has been a boon for wealthy candidates whose numbers in Benin’s parliament have quadrupled in recent years — and who also happen to be particularly bad at their jobs"