In Benin, the query of a possible third time period for President Talon is already attracting consideration. Simply after the legislative elections, a few of Benin’s Head of State’s supporters are inviting him to run for the supreme magistracy as soon as once more. Nonetheless, going through the press on-line this Friday, March 24, 2023, the federal government spokesman Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji could be very clear and reassures that “Talon doesn’t need a third time period.
Based on Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji, the declarations of Jacques Migan, Loth Houénou and Bertin Koovi, who name on Patrice Talon to run for a 3rd time period of workplace, are their very own duty. As a result of, “President Patrice Talon has just one phrase and can due to this fact do as he mentioned. He’s a person of honour who will exit by way of the entrance door,” he mentioned, inviting media professionals to oppose the phrases of the Head of State. “Each time you hear these folks, inform them what the president himself has already mentioned. That is his second time period.
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Constitutional locks…
Whereas the Beninese structure was revised in November 2019 by a monocolour parliament with deputies all in favour of Patrice Talon, many are questioning whether or not this revision doesn’t set up a brand new Republic and, consequently, units the counter at zero for President Talon.
“The revision doesn’t set up a brand new Republic, nor a brand new structure as a result of it’s by way of these contortions that others go elsewhere, once they revise the structure, to say I’m entitled to a brand new mandate as a result of it’s an outdated structure, it’s a new Republic. (…) The texts immediately don’t enable it and the president doesn’t need it,” reassured the federal government spokesman.
“He strengthened the time period limits within the Structure by saying that nobody can serve greater than two phrases as President of the Republic of their lifetime,” he mentioned.
“Let the politicians have their political debate. Make an appointment. You will note how President Patrice Talon will exit the entrance door. The nationwide and worldwide opinion will keep in mind that a preferred president of the Republic, on the finish of his mandate, decides to scrupulously adjust to what the structure in power for the time being has supplied. That’s an important factor,” concluded Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji.
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