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Nourénou Atchadé elected president of Benin’s Les Démocrates

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Nourénou Atchadé was elected president of the Beninese party Les Démocrates on 11 October 2026 at its second ordinary congress in Porto-Novo. His appointment comes as the party faces departures and a dispute over its leadership is due back in court on 15 October, Beninwebtv reports.

Nourénou Atchadé was elected president of the Beninese party Les Démocrates on Sunday 11 October 2026, at the party’s second ordinary congress in Porto-Novo, according to Beninwebtv. He takes charge of the party as it faces a wave of resignations and electoral setbacks.

A dispute over the leadership of Les Démocrates is due to return to court on 15 October. Atchadé was already leading the party amid a contested succession before receiving this new mandate from the congress delegates.

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