Vice President of Benin

Vice President of Benin
Vice président du Bénin
since 24 May 2021
AppointerDirect popular vote (two rounds if necessary)[1]
Term length5 years
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Benin
FormationNovember 2019[2]
First holderSourou-Migan Apithy

The vice president of Benin is the second highest political position in Benin. The vice presidency was created by the 2019 amendments made to the Constitution of Benin.[1][2] The vice president is elected concurrently with the president in direct popular elections.

The vice presidency was created to ensure succession in case of a vacancy in the presidency. The vice president can have other tasks entrusted to them by the president.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com). "Le Bénin se dote d'un vice-président | DW | 04.11.2019". DW.COM.
  2. ^ a b "Révision de la Constitution au Bénin : ce qui va changer – Jeune Afrique". November 7, 2019.