After the so-called one-color parliament of 2019, Benin has since yesterday had a pluralist national assembly where the opposition is represented with 28 elected members out of 109. The opposition was incisive on the first day, on the other hand the majority concedes very little room in the office elected yesterday.
With our correspondent in Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan
It was the election of the office that closed the installation ceremony. In the end, only one position out of seven goes to the opposition. The second vice-president is an elected Democrat. The party held marked its comeback, arriving in procession with fanfare and supporters. In the hemicycle and even before the election of the office, the Democrats made the first declaration of the 9th legislature. Nourénou Atchade summarizes us in a pamphlet against Patrice Talon:
” We have had political prisoners like Reckya Madougou sentenced to twenty years. We think there were deep wounds. We believe that Mr. Patrice Talon is three years away from the end of his second and last mandate, there are things that must necessarily be corrected. »
Orden Alladatin, deputy of the Talon camp, reacts: It is vitality. The people of Benin wished there was a little spice around here. Well, it’s off to a good start. This is content we know, it’s not new. If the issues raised are in the interest of the people of Benin, we will contribute to them collectively. That’s what I believe. »
The people of Benin followed the ceremony on television and widely commented on it on social networks, they are fond of strong parliamentary debates. They will be served, professes an analyst.