(260412) -- COTONOU, April 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Romuald Wadagni, finance minister and candidate of the ruling coalition, casts his ballot at a polling station in Lokossa, Benin, on April 12, 2026.
Polling stations opened at 7:00 a.m. local time (0600 GMT) on Sunday in Benin for an election to choose the country's next president. (Xinhua)

















