Benin's Finance Minister Wins Presidential Election

Pro-government narrative

Wadagni’s landslide victory in Benin’s presidential election reinforces continuity after a peaceful vote monitored by the EU, African Union and ECOWAS, with GDP having doubled under Patrice Talon’s decade in power. As the architect of that growth, Wadagni is well placed to sustain the country’s economic momentum in the years ahead. Whatever the political noise surrounding the process, ballots were cast, counted and the country continues to move forward.