00:01Former Benin President Patrice Talon has returned to public office after being elected the country's first Senate president.
00:08The 68-year-old won 24 out of 25 votes to lead the new upper chamber for a five-year
00:16term just three months after leaving the presidency at the end of his constitutionally mandated two terms.
00:22The Senate was created under a constitutional reform adopted in 2025 and is intended to strengthen political stability, national unity,
00:34and the functioning of state institutions.
00:38Its 25 members include former presidents and the personalities appointed by President Romil Dwardani, Talon's former economy minister and successor.
00:50In his inaugural address, Talon pledged to make the Senate a force for peace, democracy, and the effective functioning of
00:59Benin's institutions.
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