{"id":15466,"date":"2025-11-17T16:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jhb-webdevelopers\/channelafrica\/news\/benin-approves-constitutional-revision-extending-presidential-term\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T14:27:40","slug":"benin-approves-constitutional-revision-extending-presidential-term","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/benin-approves-constitutional-revision-extending-presidential-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Benin approves constitutional revision extending presidential term"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In Benin, lawmakers on Saturday approved a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term from five to seven years, while maintaining the two-term limit.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The reform also establishes a Senate composed of at least 25 members, with some appointed by the President and others selected through specific rights-based provisions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>These changes are set to take effect during the next general elections in 2026, reshaping the country\u2019s long-term political calendar. Before implementation, the amendments must pass a conformity review by the Constitutional Court and be promulgated by President Patrice Talon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Political commentator Aristide Kanoussou said the reforms mark a significant shift in Benin\u2019s governance structure and could have lasting implications for the nation\u2019s political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13352,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"news-type":[78,26],"class_list":["post-15466","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-featured","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"In Benin, lawmakers on Saturday approved a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term","published_date":"2025-11-17 18:24:45","news_description":"In Benin, lawmakers on Saturday approved a constitutional amendment extending the presidential term","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19691,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/15466\/revisions\/19691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=15466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}