Constitution of the Republic of Benin
42
- Jurisdiction
- Benin
- Provision
- 42
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official sourceARTICLE 42.
The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable only one time.
In any case, no one shall be able to exercise more than two presidential mandates.
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Constitution of the Republic of Benin · wipo.int · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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