In this interview with RFI and France 24, the president of Benin Patrice Talon returns on the political crisis and the deadly violence that shook his country in the legislative elections of April 28, 2019, which took place in the absence of political parties. opposition and with a record abstention rate. In Benin, the animation of political life "has become a caricature," says Patrice Talon. "When an executive must have 200 political groups as interlocutors, you imagine how difficult it is."
The head of state also recognizes that there were "about four deaths" in the violence that followed the legislative elections.
He also calls on his predecessor currently in exile, former president Thomas Boni Yayi, to return home. "It's my wish that Boni Yayi return to Benin," he says.
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Patrice Talon also speaks about Nigeria's decision to close its border with Benin, saying it hopes to find a solution soon.
Finally, he also returns to the governance structures of the CFA franc: "France will no longer be in the governing bodies of the CFA, that's good," he concludes.
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