Original sentence: It reached a point, on May 27, that the two southern candidates decided to run individually: Zinsou campaigned with school teacher Gilbert Kpakpo, while Apithy partnered with French administator Edouard Dunglas under the newly-formed Union Francaise.Only 2.2 percent of Apithy's votes came from the northern region, while 64 percent came from the Porto Novo metropolitian area.The Cotonou newspaper L'Etoile du Dahomey noted the presense of a man who would give an unlimited number of cards as long as they promised to vote for Apithy
Edited sentence: It reached a point, on May 27, that the two southern candidates decided to run individually: Zinsou campaigned with school teacher Gilbert Kpakpo, while Apithy partnered with French administrator Edouard Dunglas under the newly-formed Union Francaise.Only 2.2 percent of Apithy's votes came from the northern region, while 64 percent came from the Porto Novo metropolitan area.The Cotonou newspaper L'Etoile du Dahomey noted the presence of a man who would give an unlimited number of cards as long as they promised to vote for Apithy