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)
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