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Benin: Constitutional Court Dismisses Democratic Candidates for the 2026 Presidential Election

In Benin, the verdict fell on 27 October: the main opposition party, Les Démocrates, will not participate in the presidential election of 12 April 2026. The Constitutional Court, the supreme body in the electoral dispute, has validated the provisional list of candidates published by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) on 22 October. A decision that permanently dismisses Mr. Renaud Agbodjo and his party-designated packagetier for …

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The Constitutional Court rejected, on 27 October, the appeals brought by the Democrats against the invalidation of Renaud Agbodjo's candidacy for the election of April 2026. And the party does not seem to have decided to hire an arm.

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In Benin, the verdict fell on 27 October: the main opposition party, Les Démocrates, will not participate in the presidential election of 12 April 2026. The Constitutional Court, the supreme body in the electoral dispute, has validated the provisional list of candidates published by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) on 22 October. A decision that permanently dismisses Mr. Renaud Agbodjo and his party-designated packagetier for …

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In Benin, the Constitutional Court validated the list of candidates for the presidential election of 2026. From this list, the duo of the "Democrats" party is definitively excluded from the presidential election of April 2026. Thomas Yayi Boni and his dolphins will not be contenders in the chair of the Marina.

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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
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