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{{Infobox Political post
{{Infobox official post
|post = President
|post = President
|body = the<br/>Republic of Benin
|body = Benin
|native_name = {{nativename|fr|Président du Bénin}}
|insignia = Flag of Benin.svg{{!}}border
|insignia = Flag of Benin.svg{{!}}border
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|inaugural = [[Hubert Maga]]
|inaugural = [[Hubert Maga]]
|deputy = [[Vice President of Benin]]<ref name="dw">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fr/le-b%C3%A9nin-se-dote-dun-vice-pr%C3%A9sident/a-51101607|title=Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président &#124; DW &#124; 04.11.2019|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|website=DW.COM}}</ref>
|deputy = [[Vice President of Benin]]<ref name="dw">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/fr/le-b%C3%A9nin-se-dote-dun-vice-pr%C3%A9sident/a-51101607|title=Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président &#124; DW &#124; 04.11.2019|last=Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com)|website=DW.COM}}</ref>
|salary = 29,810 USD annually<ref name="africabusinessdaily">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily}}</ref>
|salary = 18,184,994 [[West African CFA franc]]s/29,810 USD annually<ref name="africabusinessdaily">{{cite web|url=https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/news/The-highest-and-lowest-paid-African-presidents/539546-4129430-cbmf8iz/index.html|title=The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily}}</ref>
|website =
|website = [http://presidence.bj presidence.bj]
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{{Politics of Benin}}
{{Politics of Benin}}


The '''president of Benin''' ({{Lang-fr|Président de la République du Bénin|link=no}}) is both [[head of state]] and [[head of government]] in [[Benin]]. The [[Cabinet of Benin]] is under the authority of the President, and serves to advise and help formulate strategies. It also liaises with ministries and other government institutions.
This is a list of [[President (government title)|president]]s of [[Benin]] (formerly [[Republic of Dahomey|Dahomey]]) since the formation of the post of President in 1960, to the present day.


A total of seven people have served as President (not counting two acting presidents, several interim military officeholders and a collective presidency). Additionally, one person, [[Mathieu Kérékou]], has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
A total of seven people have served as President (not counting two acting presidents, several interim military officeholders and a collective presidency). Additionally, one person, [[Mathieu Kérékou]], has served on two non-consecutive occasions.


==Description of the office==
==Description of the office==

===Election===
===Election===
The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable only one time.<ref name=Art42>Article 42 of the Constitution of 1990.</ref>
The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable only one time.<ref name=Art42>Article 42 of the Constitution of 1990.</ref><ref name="termlimits">{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}</ref>


In any case, no one shall be able to exercise more than two presidential mandates.<ref name=Art42 />
In any case, no one shall be able to exercise more than two presidential mandates.<ref name=Art42 />
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Before taking his office, the President of the Republic shall take the following oath:<ref name=Art53>Article 53 of the Constitution of 1990.</ref>
Before taking his office, the President of the Republic shall take the following oath:<ref name=Art53>Article 53 of the Constitution of 1990.</ref>


{{quote|Before God, the Manes [spirits] of the ancestors, the Nation and before the Béninese People, the only holder of sovereignty;
{{blockquote|Before God, the Manes [spirits] of the ancestors, the Nation and before the Béninese People, the only holder of sovereignty;


I, President of the Republic, elected in accordance with the laws of the Republic do solemnly swear
I, President of the Republic, elected in accordance with the laws of the Republic do solemnly swear
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==List of officeholders==
==List of officeholders==
{{main|List of presidents of Benin}}
;Key
'''Political parties'''
*{{legend|Black|[[Dahomeyan Democratic Rally]] (RDD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|Gold|[[Dahomeyan Democratic Party]] (PDD)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|{{People's Revolutionary Party of Benin/meta/color}}|[[People's Revolutionary Party of Benin]] (PRPB)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|Yellow|[[Benin Rebirth Party]] (RB)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|Crimson|[[Action Front for Renewal and Development]] (FARD–Alafia)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

'''Other factions'''
*{{legend|{{Military rule/meta/color}}|[[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
*{{legend|{{Independent politician/meta/color}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

'''Status'''
*{{legend|#E6E6AA|Denotes Acting/Interim Head of State}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)}}
! rowspan="2" |Elected
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" |Political affiliation
! rowspan="2" |[[List of prime ministers of Benin|Prime minister(s)]]
|-
!Took office
!Left office
!Time in office
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="10" |'''[[Republic of Dahomey]]'''
|-
! style="background:Black; color:white;"| 1
| [[File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[Hubert Maga]]<br>{{small|(1916–2000)}}
| [[1960 Dahomeyan parliamentary election|1960]]
| {{nowrap|1 August}} 1960
| {{nowrap|28 October}} 1963<br>{{small|([[1963 Dahomeyan coup d'état|''deposed.'']])}}
| {{ayd|1960|08|01|1963|10|28}}
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Rally|RDD]]
| Himself
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:Christophe Soglo.svg|70px]]
| [[Christophe Soglo]]<br>{{small|(1909–1983)}}{{efn|Styled as ''Head of the Provisional Government''.}}
| —
| {{nowrap|28 October}} 1963
| {{nowrap|25 January}} 1964
| {{ayd|1963|10|28|1964|01|25}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:Gold; color:black;"| 2
| [[File:Sourou Migan Apithy in 1958.jpg|70px]]
| [[Sourou-Migan Apithy]]<br>{{small|(1913–1989)}}
| [[1964 Dahomeyan parliamentary election|1964]]
| {{nowrap|25 January}} 1964
| {{nowrap|27 November}} 1965<br>{{small|(''resigned.'')}}
| {{ayd|1964|01|25|1965|11|27}}
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Party|PDD]]
| [[Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin|Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin]]
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Gold; color:black;"| –
| [[File:Ahomadegbe.jpg|70px]]
| [[Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin]]<br>{{small|(1917–2002)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|27 November}} 1965
| {{nowrap|29 November}} 1965
| {{ayd|1965|11|27|1965|11|29}}
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Party|PDD]]
| Himself
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:Gold; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]] <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Tahirou Congacou.jpg|70px]] -->
| [[Tahirou Congacou]]<br>{{small|(1911–1993)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|29 November}} 1965
| {{nowrap|22 December}} 1965<br>{{small|(''deposed.'')}}
| {{ayd|1965|11|29|1965|12|22}}
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Party|PDD]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| 3
| [[File:Christophe Soglo.svg|70px]]
| [[Christophe Soglo]]<br>{{small|(1909–1983)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|22 December}} 1965
| {{nowrap|19 December}} 1967<br>{{small|(''deposed.'')}}
| {{ayd|1965|12|22|1967|12|19}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]]
| [[Jean-Baptiste Hachème]]<br>{{small|(1929–1998)}}{{efn|Styled as ''Chairman of the Revolutionary Committee''.}}
| —
| {{nowrap|19 December}} 1967
| {{nowrap|20 December}} 1967
| {{ayd|1967|12|19|1967|12|20}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]] <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Maurice Kouandété.gif|70px]] -->
| [[Maurice Kouandété]]<br>{{small|(1932–2003)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|20 December}} 1967
| {{nowrap|21 December}} 1967
| {{ayd|1967|12|20|1967|12|21}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]] <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Alphonse Alley.gif|70px]] -->
| [[Alphonse Alley]]<br>{{small|(1930–1987)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|21 December}} 1967
| {{nowrap|17 July}} 1968
| {{ayd|1967|12|21|1968|07|17}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| [[Maurice Kouandété|Kouandété]]
|-
! style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}; color:black;"| 4
| [[File:Emile Zinsou.jpg|70px]]
| [[Émile Derlin Zinsou]]<br>{{small|(1918–2016)}}
| [[July 1968 Dahomeyan presidential election|1968 (Jul)]]
| {{nowrap|17 July}} 1968
| {{nowrap|10 December}} 1969<br>{{small|(''deposed.'')}}
| {{ayd|1968|07|17|1969|12|10}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Position abolished
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]] <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Maurice Kouandété.gif|70px]] -->
| [[Maurice Kouandété]]<br>{{small|(1932–2003)}}{{efn|Styled as ''Chief of Staff of the Army''.}}
| —
| {{nowrap|10 December}} 1969
| {{nowrap|13 December}} 1969
| {{ayd|1969|12|10|1969|12|13}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-style="background:#e6e6aa;"
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| –
| [[File:No image.png|70px]] <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Paul-Émile de Souza.gif|70px]] -->
| [[Paul-Émile de Souza]]<br>{{small|(1930–1999)}}{{efn|Styled as ''Chairman of the Directory''.}}
| —
| {{nowrap|13 December}} 1969
| {{nowrap|7 May}} 1970
| {{ayd|1969|12|13|1970|05|07}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:Black; color:white;"| {{small|''1''}}
| [[File:Hubert Maga 1961 (cropped).png|70px]]
| [[Hubert Maga]]<br>{{small|(1916–2000)}}{{efn|name=Presidential Council|Styled as ''Chairman of the [[Presidential Council (Benin)|Presidential Council]]''.}}
| —
| {{nowrap|7 May}} 1970
| {{nowrap|7 May}} 1972
| {{age in years|1970|05|07|1972|05|07}} years
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Rally|RDD]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:Gold; color:black;"| {{small|''2''}}
| [[File:Ahomadegbe.jpg|70px]]
| [[Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin]]<br>{{small|(1917–2002)}}{{efn|name=Presidential Council}}
| —
| {{nowrap|7 May}} 1972
| {{nowrap|26 October}} 1972<br>{{small|([[1972 Dahomeyan coup d'état|''deposed.'']])}}
| {{ayd|1972|05|07|1972|10|26}}
| [[Dahomeyan Democratic Party|PDD]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:{{Military rule/meta/color}}; color:black;"| 5
| [[File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<br>{{small|(1933–2015)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|26 October}} 1972
| {{nowrap|30 November}} 1975
| {{ayd|1972|10|26|1975|11|30}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]
| Position abolished
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="10" |'''[[People's Republic of Benin]]'''
|-
! style="background:{{People's Revolutionary Party of Benin/meta/color}}; color:white;"| {{small|(5)}}
| [[File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<br>{{small|(1933–2015)}}
| 1980<ref name="AED">[http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin] African Elections Database</ref><br>1984<ref name="AED" /><br>1989<ref name="AED" />
| {{nowrap|30 November}} 1975
| {{nowrap|1 March}} 1990
| {{ayd|1975|11|01|1990|03|01}}
| [[Benin Armed Forces|Military]]{{efn|Retired from the military in 1987, with the rank of a [[General officer|general]].<ref>{{cite web | work=The New York Times | title=Mathieu Kérékou, Dictator Who Ushered In Democracy in Benin, Dies at 82 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/16/world/africa/mathieu-kerekou-dictator-who-ushered-in-democracy-in-benin-dies-at-82.html | date=October 15, 2015 | access-date=March 11, 2019}}</ref>}} / [[People's Revolutionary Party of Benin|PRPB]]
| Position abolished
|- bgcolor=#EEEEEE
| colspan="10" |'''[[Benin|Republic of Benin]]'''
|-
! style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}; color:black;"| {{small|(5)}}
| [[File:Mathieu Kerekou FOCR (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<br>{{small|(1933–2015)}}
| —
| {{nowrap|1 March}} 1990
| {{nowrap|4 April}} 1991
| {{ayd|1990|03|01|1991|04|04}}
| [[People's Revolutionary Party of Benin|PRPB]] / [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Nicéphore Soglo|''Soglo'']]
|-
! style="background:Yellow; color:black;"| 6
| [[File:Nicéphore Soglo - mars 2012.jpg|70px]]
| [[Nicéphore Soglo]]<br>{{small|(born 1934)}}
| [[1991 Beninese presidential election|1991]]
| {{nowrap|4 April}} 1991
| {{nowrap|4 April}} 1996
| {{age in years|1991|04|04|1996|04|04}} years
| [[Benin Rebirth Party|RB]]
| Position abolished
|-
! style="background:Crimson; color:white;"| {{small|(5)}}
| [[File:Mathieu Kérékou 2006Feb10.JPG|70px]]
| [[Mathieu Kérékou]]<br>{{small|(1933–2015)}}
| [[1996 Beninese presidential election|1996]]<br>[[2001 Beninese presidential election|2001]]
| {{nowrap|4 April}} 1996
| {{nowrap|6 April}} 2006
| {{ayd|1996|04|04|2006|04|06}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]] / [[Action Front for Renewal and Development|FARD–Alafia]]
| [[Adrien Houngbédji|Houngbédji]]
|-
! style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}; color:black;"| 7
| [[File:Yayi Boni.jpg|70px]]
| [[Thomas Boni Yayi]]<br>{{small|(born 1951)}}
| [[2006 Beninese presidential election|2006]]<br>[[2011 Beninese presidential election|2011]]
| {{nowrap|6 April}} 2006
| {{nowrap|6 April}} 2016
| {{age in years|2006|04|06|2016|04|06}} years
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| [[Pascal Koupaki|Koupaki]]<br>[[Lionel Zinsou|Zinsou]]
|-
! style="background:{{Independent politician/meta/color}}; color:black;"| 8
| [[File:Patrice Talon at the 52nd African Development Bank Annual Meeting in Gandhinagar (Cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Patrice Talon]]<br>{{small|(born 1958)}}
| [[2016 Beninese presidential election|2016]]<br>[[2021 Beninese presidential election|2021]]
| {{nowrap|6 April}} 2016
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|2016|4|6}}
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| Position abolished
|-
|}

==Timeline==
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from: 04/04/1991 till: 04/04/1996 color:rb text:"[[Nicéphore Soglo]]"
bar:Yayi
from: 06/04/2006 till: 06/04/2016 color:fcbe text:"[[Thomas Boni Yayi]]"
bar:Talon
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==Notes==
{{notelist}}


==Latest election==
==Latest election==
{{main|2021 Beninese presidential election}}
{{main|2021 Beninese presidential election}}
{{Election results
{{Election results
|cand1=[[Patrice Talon]]|vp1=Mariam Chabi Talata|party1=Independent|votes1=1982534
|cand1=[[Patrice Talon]]|vp1=[[Mariam Chabi Talata]]|party1=Independent|votes1=1982534
|cand2=[[Alassane Soumanou]]|vp2=Paul Hounkpe|party2=[[Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin]]|votes2=261096
|cand2=[[Alassane Soumanou]]|vp2=Paul Hounkpe|party2=[[Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin]]|votes2=261096
|cand3=Corentin Kohoue|vp3=Irénée Agossa|party3=The Democrats|votes3=53685|color3=#048555
|cand3=Corentin Kohoue|vp3=Irénée Agossa|party3=The Democrats|votes3=53685|color3=#048555
|invalid=134099
|invalid=134099
|electorate=4802303
|electorate=4802303
|source=[https://courconstitutionnelle.bj/download/proclamation-des-resultats-provisoires-de-lelection-presidentielle-du-11-avril-2021/ Constitutional Court]
|source=[https://courconstitutionnelle.bj/download/proclamation-des-resultats-provisoires-de-lelection-presidentielle-du-11-avril-2021/ Constitutional Court], [https://courconstitutionnelle.bj/proclamation-des-resultats-definitifs-de-lelection-presidentielle-du-11-avril-2021/ Constitutional Court]
}}
}}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Republic of Dahomey|Dahomey]]
*[[Vice President of Benin]]
*[[Benin]]
*[[List of prime ministers of Benin]]
**[[Vice President of Benin]]
*[[List of colonial governors of Dahomey]]
**[[List of prime ministers of Benin]]
*[[Politics of Benin]]
**[[List of colonial governors of Dahomey]]
*[[Lists of office-holders]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Benin.html World Statesmen (Benin)]
* [https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Benin_1990?lang=en 1990 Constitution of Benin] {{in lang|en}}
* [https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Benin_1990?lang=en 1990 Constitution of Benin]{{in lang|en}}


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[[Category:Lists of national presidents|Benin]]
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Latest revision as of 02:05, 19 August 2023

President of Benin
Président du Bénin (French)
Flag of Benin
Incumbent
Patrice Talon
since 6 April 2016
ResidencePresidential Palace, Porto-Novo
Term length5 years, renewable once
Inaugural holderHubert Maga
Formation31 December 1960
SuccessionVice President of Benin
DeputyVice President of Benin[1]
Salary18,184,994 West African CFA francs/29,810 USD annually[2]
Websitepresidence.bj
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The president of Benin (French: Président de la République du Bénin) is both head of state and head of government in Benin. The Cabinet of Benin is under the authority of the President, and serves to advise and help formulate strategies. It also liaises with ministries and other government institutions.

A total of seven people have served as President (not counting two acting presidents, several interim military officeholders and a collective presidency). Additionally, one person, Mathieu Kérékou, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

Description of the office

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Election

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The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable only one time.[3][4]

In any case, no one shall be able to exercise more than two presidential mandates.[3]

The election of the President of the Republic shall take place with a uninominal majority ballot in two rounds.[5]

No one may be a candidate for the office of President of the Republic unless:[6]

  1. He is of Béninese nationality at birth or shall have acquired it for at least ten years;
  2. He is of good morality and of great honesty;
  3. He enjoys all his civil and political rights;
  4. He is at least 40 years old but not more than 70 years old at the date of the filing of his candidacy;
  5. He resides in the territory of the Republic of Bénin at the time of the elections;
  6. He enjoys a satisfactory state of physical and mental well-being duly verified by a collegiate board of three doctors sworn and designated by the Constitutional Court.

The President of the Republic shall be elected by an absolute majority of votes cast. If that shall not be obtained in the first round of voting, it shall be followed, after a delay of fifteen days, by a second round.[7]

The only ones who may be presented in the second round of balloting shall be the two candidates who shall have received the greatest number of votes in the first round. In case of the withdrawal of one or both of the two candidates, the next ones shall be presented in the order of their filing after the first balloting.[7]

The candidate having received the relative majority of votes cast in the second round shall be declared elected.[7]

The convocation of the electors shall be made by a decree issued in the Council of Ministers.[8]

The first round of balloting for the election of the President of the Republic shall take place at least thirty days and at most forty days before the expiration date of the powers of the President in office.[9]

The mandate of the new President of the Republic shall take effect by counting from the expiration date of the mandate of his predecessor.[9]

Oath of office

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Before taking his office, the President of the Republic shall take the following oath:[10]

Before God, the Manes [spirits] of the ancestors, the Nation and before the Béninese People, the only holder of sovereignty;

I, President of the Republic, elected in accordance with the laws of the Republic do solemnly swear

— To respect and defend the Constitution which the Béninese People have freely given to themselves;

— To fulfill loyally the high office that the Nation has entrusted to me;

— To allow myself to be guided only by the general interest and the respect for human rights to consecrate all my strength to the research and the promotion of the common good, of peace and of national unity;

— To preserve the integrity of the national territory;

— To conduct myself everywhere as a faithful and loyal servant of the people.

In case of perjury, that I shall submit to the severity of the law.

This oath shall be received by the President of the Constitutional Court before the National Assembly and the Supreme Court.

Vacancy

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In case of vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic by death, resignation or permanent impediment, the National Assembly shall reconvene in order to rule on the case with an absolute majority of its members. The President of the National Assembly shall refer the matter to the Constitutional Court which shall certify it and declare the vacancy of the Presidency of the Republic. The duties of President of the Republic, with the exception of those mentioned in Articles 54 paragraph 3, 50, 60, 101, and 154 shall be temporarily exercised by the President of the National Assembly.[11]

The election of a new President of the Republic shall take place thirty days at the least and forty days at most after the declaration of the permanent nature of the vacancy.[11]

In case of bringing an accusation of the President of the Republic before the High Court of Justice, his interim shall be assumed by the President of the Constitutional Court who shall exercise all the duties of President of the Republic with the exception of those mentioned in Articles 54 paragraph 3, 58, 60, 101 and 154.[11]

In case of absence from the territory, of illness and of vacation of the President of the Republic, his interim shall be assumed by a member of the Government whom he shall have designated and within the limitation of powers that he shall have delegated to him.[11]

List of officeholders

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Main article: List of presidents of Benin

Latest election

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Main article: 2021 Beninese presidential election
CandidateRunning matePartyVotes%
Patrice TalonMariam Chabi TalataIndependent1,982,53486.30
Alassane SoumanouPaul HounkpeCowry Forces for an Emerging Benin261,09611.37
Corentin KohoueIrénée AgossaThe Democrats53,6852.34
Total2,297,315100.00
Valid votes2,297,31594.48
Invalid/blank votes134,0995.52
Total votes2,431,414100.00
Registered voters/turnout4,802,30350.63
Source: Constitutional Court, Constitutional Court

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com). "Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président | DW | 04.11.2019". DW.COM.
  2. ^ "The highest and lowest paid African presidents - Business Daily".
  3. ^ a b Article 42 of the Constitution of 1990.
  4. ^ Cook, Candace; Siegle, Joseph. "Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa". Africa Center for Strategic Studies.
  5. ^ Article 43 of the Constitution of 1990.
  6. ^ Article 44 of the Constitution of 1990.
  7. ^ a b c Article 45 of the Constitution of 1990.
  8. ^ Article 46 of the Constitution of 1990.
  9. ^ a b Article 47 of the Constitution of 1990.
  10. ^ Article 53 of the Constitution of 1990.
  11. ^ a b c d Article 50 of the Constitution of 1990.
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