Overview
- CENA’s preliminary tally released overnight Monday to Tuesday put Romuald Wadagni near 94% with final results still pending.
- Paul Hounkpe conceded on Monday and congratulated Wadagni before the count finished.
- ECOWAS observers called the election peaceful, while civil-society monitors logged about 100 alerts such as early openings and ballot boxes that appeared full before voting began.
- The electoral commission reported 58.75% turnout nationwide, with some polling stations in Porto-Novo at only 20% to 40%.
- Wadagni inherits a security crisis in northern Benin linked to al-Qaeda’s Sahel affiliate and has promised better access to water, wider social security, and guaranteed emergency healthcare.