The Constitutional Court proclaimed twenty-four hours after the CENA, the final results of the legislative elections of January 8. The supreme judges have only confirmed the provisional results given by the Electoral Commission. These give an absolute majority of 81 deputies to the parties supporting President Patrice Talon, the Up-R and the Br. And also 28 representatives to the opposition party The Democrats.
53 MPs for the Progressive Union Renewal (Up-R), 28 for the Republican Bloc (Br) and 28 for The Democrats. This is the final verdict made public on the night of Thursday 12 January by the Constitutional Court of Benin. What will The Democrats be able to do against this overwhelming presidential majority?
A few hours after the deliberation of the provisional results, the party of former president Yayi Boni challenged the figures of the CENA and promised to seize the constitutional court in order to be “restored in its rights”. While waiting for a new development in this affair, the appointment is made for Sunday 12 February 2023 at the Governors’ Palace in Porto-Novo for the installation of the 109 elected representatives.
