Explaining Benin’s presidential election

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: April 12, 2026Country: Benin

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Explaining Benin’s presidential election

Benin is voting for its next president. The election is between the current Finance Minister Romauld Wadagni and the opposition candidate Paul Hounkpe. Al Jazeera's Ahmed Idris is in Cotonou explaining what’s at stake.

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