Patrice Talon, the president-elect on April 15, with almost 87% of the vote, swore on Sunday, May 24, in Porto-Novo, Benina’s capital. The winner of a no-vote vote without a major candidate in front, the head of state, of whom several opponents have been arrested, is committed to anchoring democracy.
as reported from Porto-Novo, Jean-Luc Aplogan
The ceremony was briefly and with a climax the sword of the President-elect: “We, Patrice Athanase Guillaume Talon, swear to respect the Constitution, to behave as a loyal and faithful servant of the people. In case of perjury, let us bear the iniquity of the law ”.
I want to calm you down. I would be president of all Benin. Choices as well as misunderstandings or quarrels are now a thing of the past.
Patrice Talon during his oath on May 24, 2021 in Porto Novo
The guests are installed in the stands and under two large tents, erected on the play area. No radical opponent is present. However, there was one small surprise: Robert Dossou’s presence. This former president of the Constitutional Court, very difficult with the political reforms Talon.
“I’m waiting for him to put water in his wine”
Many were surprised by his presence, he explained to the press, “I have an institutional mentality, I received an invitation and I responded to the republic”
And when Patrice Talon proclaims his new creed, namely “freedom, democracy and good governance”, Me Robert Dossou comments: “It gave me hope, the president gave a glimpse that from now on it is freedom, democracy and good governance, which he said they pains we have felt will now flow as parts of the past, I am waiting for him to pour water into his wine and those in prison can be released. “
The ceremony ends with the sound of the military band. Patrice Talon, who promised the Beninese a “very social mandate”, is retiring, on Tuesday he will announce his new government.
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