“Should our democracy be a faithful copy of what is done elsewhere?…”, Patrice Talon

The president immediately rejected the idea that Benin’s democracy should be judged by imported standards. According to him, Benin should not be ashamed of its democratic model.

… Should our democracy be an exact copy of what is done elsewhere? Is Benin an exact copy of another country in the world?, he asked himself in front of the National Assembly, thus laying the groundwork for his thinking.

For Patrice Talon, each nation builds its own institutional model according to its history, its social realities, and its development priorities.

From this perspective, the president has taken on the political and institutional reforms undertaken during his two terms, arguing that they address structural dysfunctions that have long been ignored.

Aware that no human endeavor is perfect, Patrice Talon believes that the model will continue to be corrected and adjusted over time.