Government candidate Wadagni on course to win Benin presidential election
The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.
![Wadagni, pictured, is the country's Finance Minister and was always favourite to win the April 2026 presidential election. [Charles Placide Tossou/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-08T070258Z_1132195766_RC2Y8KA85N4P_RTRMADP_3_BENIN-ELECTION-WADAGNI-1775816745.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
The incoming president faces serious security issues in the north of the country and challenges to living standards.
![Wadagni, pictured, is the country's Finance Minister and was always favourite to win the April 2026 presidential election. [Charles Placide Tossou/Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-08T070258Z_1132195766_RC2Y8KA85N4P_RTRMADP_3_BENIN-ELECTION-WADAGNI-1775816745.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)







Democratic representative suspends campaign after media reports detailed alleged accounts of sexual assault.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban concedes defeat in election as results show Peter Magyar’s Tisza party winning by landslide.

After 16 years as prime minister, Hungary’s Viktor Orban conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar.

Hungary’s Viktor Orban has conceded defeat to opposition leader Peter Magyar after 16 years as prime minister.
Former President Patrice Talon has stepped down after two five-year terms.
Centre-right Tisza party wins two-thirds majority in parliament that would allow it to amend constitution.
Voting has been extended following problems with opening numerous polling stations.

Hungarians could see opposition leader Peter Magyar oust Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who has ruled for 16 years
Benin is facing harsh economic conditions and security challenges that its new leader will have to address.
Turnout reached 77.8 percent at 6:30pm, above the previous record of a total of 70.5 percent for the 2002 elections.