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Published on 2024-03-06 15:17:47
The Movement of Committed Elites for the Emancipation of Benin (Moele-Benin) party has expressed its opinion on the rejection of the proposed bill for the revision of the constitution put forward by deputy Assan Séibou. This was done through a public statement released on March 3, 2024. The party of Jacques Ayadji, which considered the initiative to revise the constitution untimely, was pleased with this outcome and congratulated all the deputies for their attentiveness and perseverance. “This act of high political significance honors the 9th legislature, which not only listened to the voice of the people but also that of the President of the Republic, whose fervent wish is to refrain, in the current context, from altering a single word of the constitution,” said the Moele-Benin party.
Despite the rejection of the Séibou law, the political bureau of the Moele-Benin party still appears concerned about the review of the electoral code as ordered by the Constitutional Court. This party in the presidential majority believes that “the situation is still serious.” “Because, starting next Tuesday, March 5, deputies are called back to plenary session to review the Electoral Code, in accordance with the invitation of the Constitutional Court in its decision rendered on January 4, 2024,” it justified.
Faced with this concern, the political bureau of Moele-Benin wants to be able to count on the deputies of the 9th legislature who will demonstrate discernment. “In the interest of the country and the Beninese people whom you represent, dear deputies, we recommend that you strictly follow the path indicated by the High Court,” reads the statement signed by Babatoundé Wilfried Viahoundé, the party’s administrative secretary. To achieve this, Jacques Ayadji and the political bureau suggest that deputies listen to the people.
To address the issue raised by the Constitutional Court in its decision dated January 4, 2024, the Moele-Benin party made two recommendations. The first is to maintain February 5, 2026, as the deadline for the submission of candidacy files for the 2026 presidential election, in order to allow, on the one hand, the deputies of the 9th legislature to sponsor the UPR, BR, and Les Démocrates parties and ensure their presence in the 2026 presidential election, and on the other hand, for the Céna to have a full 50 days between the deadline for the submission of candidacy files and the start of the electoral campaign to avoid rushed organization of the election.
The second recommendation is to limit the installation of municipal councils to be elected in 2026 and the designation of corresponding mayors in the period from February 1 to 3, 2026. By doing so, the constitutional provision for the installation of these Municipal Councils between the first and third Sunday of February in the election year (February 1 to 15, 2026 for the case of 2026) will be respected. It should be noted that different views have been recorded regarding the rejection of the proposed bill for the revision of the constitution.
For the parties UP-R and BR, this rejection is not a failure, but rather a success. On the side of the party Restore Hope, Candide Azanaï believes that “Séibou is just a trial balloon whose other function is a test to identify the deputies who will be in one way or another on the list of political purges, a classic move of punitive cunning and rage that any wayward power rarely refrains from in such circumstances.” “It would be an unspeakable comedy if Séibou crossed the crucial 3/4 mark necessary for his political deviation to be considered,” added the opponent of the Talon regime.
Read the original article(French) on La Nouvelle Tribune
