2026 presidential election in Benin: further postponement in naming the Démocrates’ candidate duo
There’s still no white smoke. The designation of the party Les Démocrates’ presidential ticket for the April 2026 election has been postponed again, prolonging a suspense already well established in Beninese politics.
Le parti Les Democrates
Originally scheduled for Saturday, October 11, the National Council meeting was to be rescheduled for Sunday, October 12. But, to everyone’s surprise, it was postponed once more.
According to a statement by the party’s national communications secretary, Guy Mitopkè, published Saturday night on his Facebook page, the meeting will finally be held on Monday, October 13 in Abomey-Calavi.
“The National Council is postponed to Monday, October 13,” he simply wrote, without further details.
A decisive step in a process started in late September
This National Council meeting is the final stage of a selection process that began at the end of September.
A selection committee for the presidential ticket was first set up, before the official call for applications was launched on September 28 and closed on October 4.
A total of 34 applications were registered, examined and then interviewed by the committee. At the end of the deliberations, the final report was sent to the party president, Boni Yayi, on Saturday, October 11, on the eve of the first scheduled meeting date.