Benin’s newly created Senate elected former president Patrice Talon as its leader on Thursday in Porto-Novo, less than three months after he left office. He will serve a five-year term at the head of the country’s new second chamber of Parliament.
As the sole candidate for the institution's presidency, Patrice Talon secured 24 out of 25 votes, with one blank ballot and no votes against – a result reflecting "a desire for unanimity" regarding the leadership team, according to one senator.
