{"id":333273,"date":"2026-04-09T12:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-to-know-about-benins-presidential-election-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:00:33","slug":"what-to-know-about-benins-presidential-election-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-to-know-about-benins-presidential-election-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What to know about Benin\u2019s presidential election | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/nTSpESrHEIg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What to know about Benin\u2019s presidential election | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nTSpESrHEIg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Voters in Benin will go to the polls on April 12 as President Patrice Talon steps down after two terms. 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