Complex sentence: Kérékou reclaimed the presidency in the March 1996 election; although he received fewer votes than Soglo in the first round, he then defeated Soglo in the second round, taking 52.5% of the vote.
Split into simpler sentences: Kérékou reclaimed the presidency in the March 1996 election. Although Kérékou received fewer votes than Soglo in the first round, he then defeated Soglo in the second round, taking 52.5% of the vote.