Porto-Novo

Porto-Novo is a city in Benin where presidential candidate Paul Hounkpè focused campaign efforts ahead of the upcoming presidential election. The election, scheduled for April 12th, will determine the successor to current President Patrice Talon, who has been in power for ten years. Hounkpè, representing the Forces Cauris pour un Bénin émergent (FCBE), dedicated a significant portion of his campaign's penultimate day to Porto-Novo, holding events after a series of meetings across the country. The election is newsworthy as it marks a transition of power, with Romuald Wadagni, the outgoing president's chosen successor, as Hounkpè's main rival. The absence of the main opposition party, les démocrates, from the ballot adds further significance to the election and Hounkpè's campaign in Porto-Novo.