Abstract
The change of political system in the Republic of Benin has always been a source of conflict between its political figures, since this system represents the structure around which the country must politically be built and be developed. The article analyzes the multiple transformations of the Beninese political system since its independence in August 1960 to date. The authors highlight the strong political tensions that existed within the country, followed by multiple military coups as one of the results of these transformation processes. In this article we analyze, the four major stages that led to an evolution of the political system in Benin. This includes the independence period with the impact of French constitutional law, the revolutionary period setting up the beginning of socialist ideology with General Mathieu Kérékou, the conference of the nation’s active forces of February 1990, and the undergoing reforms initiated by President Patrice Talon since 2016. The authors conclude by appreciating the reform efforts of Talon’s government, which aim to modernize and strengthen the Beninese political system in the face of contemporary challenges.
Highlights
The forming process of the political system of a State is very complex and needs a very careful and thorough study
We can state the Republic of Benin is a country which has been through strong political tensions since its independence in 1960
Political instability suggests sometimes that the personal interest of every political personality was put before the wellbeing of a whole Nation
Summary
The forming process of the political system of a State is very complex and needs a very careful and thorough study. The analysis of the forming of such system depends on various factors (Telin, 2018) One of these factors in this study case of the political system in the Republic of Benin is colonization. In his book “Structural anthropology”, Claude LéviStrauss explains that, when a component pertaining to a certain system of interdependence with other components, we notice as well a change of the remaining components forming that system. Political change is an interdependent change of political institutions, standards, values and models of political behavior. It is shown in some cases as a process of reformation of the existing system in order to get a political system much more efficient and suitable. The evolution of the political system in Benin is first conditioned by the change of the political system in 1972 with the power seizure by Mathieu Kérékou, second by the conference of the nation’s active forces in 1990 and last by the rise to power of Patrice Talon in 2016
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