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Record number of presidential candidates in Benin

On Sunday people in Benin are voting for their new president.

And the ballot papers are going to have to be long – as there are 33 candidates seeking to take over from President Thomas Yayi Boni.

And today is their last chance to appeal to voters as campaigning wraps up.

Here are a few pictures of supporters of some of the candidates:

A comedian stands in the campaign stand of presidential candidate and food magnate Sebastien Ajavon on March 3, 2016, in Cotonou. Benin
Two of the country’s most influential businessmen are standing for president, including food magnate Ajavon Sebastien
Supporters hold up posters of cotton tycoon and presidential candidate Patrice Talon during a rally in Cotonou, on March 3, 2016. Benin goes to the polls on March 6, 2016 to elect a new president, with a record number of candidates standing, including two of the country's most influential businessmen.
The other influential businessman standing is cotton tycoon Patrice Talon
Supporters present posters of current Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, a French-Beninese investment banker and candidate of the ruling party Cowrie Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE) during a rally in Cotonou, on March 3, 2016.
Current prime minister and investment banker Lionel Zinsou is standing for the ruling party
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