00:00Benin's finance minister, Romyel Duadagny, has officially been confirmed as the winner of the country's presidential election according to final
00:09results released by constitutional court on Thursday.
00:13The court upheld provisional figures announced last week, handing a decisive victory to the chosen successor of outgoing President Patrice
00:21Stallone.
00:21Observers widely saw the April 12 vote as a foregone conclusion. Announcing the final decision, Constitutional Court President Kosi Dorothy
00:31Sosa declared Wadagny president-elect alongside Vice President Mariam Chabi Talata.
00:38Wadagny, who will take office on May 24, inherits an economy strengthened during his decade as finance minister marked by
00:48reduced deficits and steady growth.
00:50However, he faces ongoing challenges including widening inequality and rising insecurity in the north linked to jihadist attacks.
