In Benin, the supporters of President Patrice Talon respond to the former Beninese head of state Thomas Boni Yayi. The president of the opposition party The Democrats is calling for an international audit of the entire electoral process. The Benin ” does not experience an institutional crisis » replies parties and supporters of the Talon camp.
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With our correspondent in Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan
For the UPR party, “ Benin is not experiencing a crisis at the institutional level to require the intervention of the international community “.
The formation of the ruling movement reminds the former head of state that the system he denounces today is the one which gave 28 deputies to his party during the last legislative elections, ranking the Democrats as the second political force in the country. and opposition heavyweight.
According to the majority, “ Boni Yayi wants to create an artificial crisis »We will not give him the opportunity and we will face him with our weapons of peace, warns the Talon camp.
More harshly, this activist from the majority came out against the approach of the president of the Democrats. He recalls the 2011 presidential election where Boni Yayi was proclaimed winner in the first round, a victory contested at the time by his opponent Adrien Houngbedji who denounced “ frauds “. This support from Patrice Talon fulminates: “ Mr. Boni Yayi is poorly placed to talk about a transparent and peaceful election “.
On the complaints of the absence of the opposition within the bodies in charge of the elections, the government spokesperson points out that a member of the FCBE (Forces Cauris pour un Bénin emergent) presented as being part of the opposition , sits on the Autonomous Electoral Commission. At the time, the FCBE was the only political party allowed to participate in the elections.
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