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Benin’s electoral code requires presidential candidates to be sponsored by at least 28 elected officials, such as mayors or members of parliament. Independent candidacies are not permitted.
Pan-African activist and leader Stellio Gilles Robert Capo-Chichi, better known as Kémi Séba, has declared his candidacy for Benin’s presidential election scheduled for April 2026.
In a ten-minute video statement shared on his social media platforms on January 5, Séba delivered a scathing critique of President Patrice Talon’s administration.He accused President Talon of creating a hostile environment for local business operators while granting significant privileges to foreign enterprises
Benin’s electoral code requires presidential candidates to be sponsored by at least 28 elected officials, such as mayors or members of parliament. Independent candidacies are not permitted.
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President Patrice Talon, currently serving his second and final constitutional term, has repeatedly stated that he does not intend to amend the constitution to seek re-election.
