Electoral code: Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé identifies imperfections to be corrected
Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé, president of the GSR party and spokesman for the Cadre de Concertation de l’Opposition, was a guest on Version Originale on Carrefour TVC on Sunday March 16, 2025, when he offered a critical analysis of the current electoral code.
Antoine Guédou Vissétogbé, président du parti GSR
A few months ahead of the 2026 general elections, he warned against the risks of electoral deadlock linked to articles 42 and 93 of the controversial text.
Speaking to journalist Herbert Tauyé Houngnibo, the opposition politician pointed out the difficulties in applying article 93 of the electoral code, in particular the obligation for the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) to provide counting sheets to all parties involved in the race.
According to him, during a recent consultation session with CENA, its officials acknowledged that the strict application of this provision posed a problem.
” This time, we’re going to manage to obtain the counting sheets, and we’re not going to let ourselves be taken for a ride ,” he insisted, suggesting that the opposition will use every means at its disposal to guarantee the transparency of the ballot.
Antoine Guédou-Vissétogbé also referred to an attempted hearing with the Constitutional Court to draw its attention to the issue. However, according to Guédou-Vissétogbé, this request remained unanswered, which, in his view, reinforces the lack of institutional commitment to correcting irregularities.
With regard to article 42, he pointed out a major inconsistency: candidacies will be filed before publication of the electoral list. ” If you are a candidate and you don’t appear on the electoral list, what do you do? ” he asked, denouncing the risk of arbitrary disqualification.