“We, the Democrats, are more than convinced that we will defeat this regime…”, the LD party
In a statement on Wednesday, the party Les Démocrates addressed the events that shook Benin on Sunday, December 7, 2025, and urged the so-called “rupture” government to avoid any political exploitation of those events.
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In its message, the political formation recalls its founding line, born in 2020 to defend democracy, the freedom to choose leaders and the preservation of the gains of the National Conference of 1990.
The party accuses the current regime of exclusions and pressures, but reaffirms its conviction that only the democratic path and the ballot box will allow for change.
Les Démocrates warn against any instrumentalization of the events to further restrict political freedoms and call for the maintenance of a national space for dialogue.
Finally, Les Démocrates call on their activists to remain calm and mobilized, convinced that victory, in their view, will be built exclusively at the ballot box, in a peaceful, inclusive and transparent manner.
The full text of the declaration
Cotonou, December 10, 2025
Women and men of Benin ;
Dear compatriots ;
Before any remarks, we should stand to observe a minute of silence in memory of our compatriots who fell during those unfortunate events of December 7, 2025.
Since the unfortunate events of December 7, 2025, and after its press release condemning those events as well as the statement by its President, despite his health difficulties, the party Les Démocrates is sending a message to our people today, December 10, 2025.
Created on July 6, 2020, after refusing to trade its ideal of a democratic and prosperous Benin in collusion with what had until then been an original party, the party Les Démocrates was born so that democracy would never die in our country.