US EditionBenin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdown
Wadagni, the ruling coalition candidate, is favored as nearly 8 million voters choose between him and one opposition challenger amid security worries and uneven growth.
- Voters in Benin are set to elect a new president as Patrice Talon steps down after 10 years in power.
- Romuald Wadagni, seen as Talon’s chosen successor, faces opposition candidate Paul Hounkpè.
- The ruling coalition holds a strong advantage after the opposition failed to win parliamentary seats, raising concerns about limited political competition.
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Former number 2 of the Democrats, Eric Houndété called for a vote for Romuald Wadagni, a candidate of the majority. A rally that further accentuates the crisis within the opposition party, a few days from the presidential of 12 April, whose formation was excluded.
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Benin is holding an election for a new president as security worsens and critics denounce clampdown
Voters in Benin are heading to the polls Sunday to elect a new president. Outgoing President Patrice Talon is stepping down after a decade of steady economic growth.
Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election
COTONOU, April 8 - Benin Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni is expected to make the leap from behind-the-scenes technocrat to head of state on Sunday when he runs as the strong favourite in a presidential election clouded by jihadist attacks in the north. Read more at straitstimes.com.
While the two neighbours have had tense relations since the coup d'état against President Mohamed Bazoum in Niamey in July 2023, the coming to power of a new president in Benin could change the situation. In Cotonou, the population is looking forward to the reopening of the border between the two countries, which is still closed to date.
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