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Le Parlement Béninois En Mouvement Adamon Afize D Afize D. Le parlement béninois en mouvement Adamon Afize D. Adamon Vie et œuvre de la septième législature (2015-2019) A la fin de l’année 2016, l’auteur de ces lignes avait publié un ouvrage en deux tomes portant le titre général de Développement institutionnel. Le parlement béninois en mouvement (1990-2015). Le premier tome traite des Fondements, de l’organisation et du fonctionnement du parlement au Bénin et le deuxième connait de la Vie et de l’œuvre de six premières législatures au Bénin de 1991 à 2015. Un chapitre préliminaire du tome deux a rappelé l’œuvre précurseur du Haut Conseil de la République, organe législatif de transition suite au succès de l’historique Conférence nationale des forces vives de février 1990 au Bénin. Le tome 3 de l’ouvrage devait faire une évaluation de l’œuvre du parlement sur la période de vingt-cinq années et esquisser des schémas et propositions pour un développement harmonieux de l’institution. Les difficultés tenant aux contacts et liens à établir avec l’institution parlementaire à travers les députés (2015-2019) et le personnel administratif ont été nombreuses. La septième législature avec LE PARLEMENT BÉNINOIS laquelle, l’auteur devait « travailler » pour aboutir à des résultats évaluatifs valables à partir de la fin de 2016 a connu une vie particulièrement mouvementée. MOUVEMENT EN MOUVEMENT Au jour de la publication du Programme d’action du gouvernement (PAG) en ce mois de décembre 2016, il a été demandé clairement et publiquement aux EN parlementaires à travers le Président de l’Assemblée nationale de « voter les yeux fermés les lois entrant dans le cadre du mouvement de réformes à enclencher» LÉGISLATURE A partir de ce moment, le rythme de travail des députés et de leurs collaborateurs rendait les contacts difficiles puis impossibles. En effet, des BÉNINOIS séances d’appropriation de projets et/ou propositions de lois sont bientôt VIE ET ŒUVRE DE LA SEPTIÈME LÉGISLATURE délocalisées du siège du parlement, le palais des gouverneurs à Porto-Novo SEPTIÈME vers des villes de l’intérieur. On revient ici juste pour les votes en séance (2015-2019) plénière après bien entendu les incontournables travaux en commissions. LA Très vite, l’observateur averti devrait noter que la septième législature du DE parlement béninois prenait une tournure ou une posture qui faussait les PARLEMENT résultats de l’évaluation entamée par ses soins. On ne pouvait plus dire E ni écrire par exemple que le premier succès du parlement béninois depuis L l’historique Conférence nationale de février 1990 était la résistance constante ŒUVRE aux tentatives de contrôle par le pouvoir exécutif. ET Afize D. Adamon né à Porto-Novo en 1946 est administrateur civil à la IE retraite. Il a publié à partir de 1995 des ouvrages et des articles sur le renouveau V démocratique et les processus électoraux au Bénin et en Afrique. Le présent ouvrage vient à la suite de deux tomes d’un ouvrage qu’il a publié en 2016 sur l’Assemblée nationale au Bénin et sur les six premières législatures sans oublier le Haut conseil de la République (1990-2015). C’est de la septième législature (2015- 2019) qu’il est donc question dans ce livre-ci. Edition Edition Novembre 2019 Novembre 2019 LE PARLEMENT BÉNINOIS EN MOUVEMENT VIE ET œuvre DE LA SEPTIÈME LÉGISLATURE 1 Le parlement béninois en mouvement vie et œuvre de la septième législature DU MÊME AUTEUR Le Renouveau démocratique au Bénin. La Conférence nationale des forces vives et la période de transition, Paris, éditions Harmattan, 1995 Le Renouveau démocratique au Bénin, Les élections de la période de transition, Porto-Novo, éditions du Journal officiel, 1995 Le Million (roman), Porto-Novo, Africa, éditions du Bénin, 1995 Le Renouveau démocratique au Bénin, Les élections législatives de 1995, Cotonou, les Editions du Flamboyant / FKA Stiftung, 1996 Développement institutionnel. Le parlement béninois en mouvement (1990-2015) Fondements, organisation et fonctionnement du parlement, Tome I, édition du Journal officiel, Porto-Novo, 2016 Développement institutionnel. Le parlement béninois en mouvement (1990-2015) Vie et œuvre des six premières législatures, Tome II, édition du Journal officiel, Porto-Novo 2016 Les élections législatives du 26 avril 2015 au Bénin, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung/ éditions Copef, Cotonou 2019 2 Afize D. Adamon LE PARLEMENT BÉNINOIS EN MOUVEMENT VIE ET œuvre DE LA SEPTIÈME LÉGISLATURE (2015-2019) 3 Le parlement béninois en mouvement vie et œuvre de la septième législature © FES Bénin Les Cocotiers 08 BP. 0620 Tri Postal Cotonou-Bénin Tél. : +229 67 67 04 65 E-mail : [email protected] internet : www.fes-benin.org Coordination Expédit B. OLOGOU Chargé de programmes FES BENIN Relecture Emmanuel O. KOUKOUBOU Angelo K. KPOTOUNOU Dépôt légal N° 12328 du 03/08/2020 Bibliothèque Nationale du Bénin, 3ème Trimestre ISBN : 978-99982-55-41-8 Mise en page et impression Imprimerie COPEF 01 BP 2507 - Cotonou/Bénin +229 61 61 65 38 / 95 84 34 34 [email protected] «Tout usage à but commercial des publications, brochures ou autres imprimés de la Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung est formellement interdit à moins d’une autorisation écrite délivrée préalablement par la Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung». L’ouvrage est cependant téléchargeable gratuitement sur le site de la bibliothèque de la FES1 1.http//www.fes.de/international/publikationen/benin.php 4 REMERCIEMENTS Cet ouvrage n’aura pu être sans l’appui de personnes auxquelles l’auteur tient à dire merci ici. - Au Docteur Hans Joachim Preuss, Représentant résident de Friedrich Ebert Stiftung au Bénin, - Monsieur Expédit Ologou, politologue, Chargé de programme à Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, - Madame Nouratou Zato-Koto Yérima, Chargée de programme à Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, - A tout le personnel de Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, - Sa Majesté, Gangoro Suambou, Roi de Kika pour son appui constant, - Me Eric Fadhil Adamon, mon fils qui adhère à tous mes projets, les yeux fermés, Pour leur appui technique et leur patience, merci à : MM. Kwamé Metcho, Koffi Korou et Dona Seth Godonou 5 Le parlement béninois en mouvement vie et œuvre de la septième législature 6 Sommaire Le parlement béninois en mouvement Vie et œuvre de la septième législature (2015-2019)............................... 3 Préface ................................................................................................ 9 Avant-propos ................................................................................. 13 Sigles et acronymes ..................................................................... 17 Introduction ..................................................................................... 27 Chapitre premier. - Un contexte difficile caractérisé par une bataille politique pour la Lépi ............................................ 31 Section première. - Deux décisions hardies et salvatrices de la Cour constitutionnelle pour les élections législatives de 2015 ................................................. 31 Section 2.- L’organisation des élections législatives du 26 avril 2015 .......................................................................... 39 Section 3.- Les résultats et l’élection du bureau de la septième législature .................................................................. 59 Chapitre II.- Œuvre de la septième législature................... 111 Section 1ère. – Les grands moments de la septième législature....................................................................................... 111 Section 2.- Vote des lois, contrôle de l’action gouvernementale et représentation nationale ............... 290 Conclusion générale ..................................................................... 393 Listes des annexes ......................................................................... 397 Sources et bibliographie ............................................................ 423 Liste des encadrés .......................................................................... 432 7 Le parlement béninois en mouvement vie et œuvre de la septième législature Liste des tableaux .......................................................................... 423 Table des matières ........................................................................ 435 8 Préface la fin de l’année 2016, l’auteur du présent livre a publié A un ouvrage en deux tomes qui traitait de la vie et de l’œuvre du parlement béninois de 1990 avec le Haut Conseil de la République, organe législatif de transition à 2015 à la fin de la sixième législature. Il projetait dans l’introduction aux deux ouvrages de publier un troisième tome. Celui-ci devait procéder à une évaluation de l’œuvre du parlement béninois du renouveau démocratique. Entretemps, en 2019, la Fondation Friedrich Ebert a assuré avec intérêt l’édition d’un livre du même auteur qui traitait des Elections législatives du 26 avril 2015. Cette publication est disponible sur notre site www.fes-benin.org En cette année 2020, curieusement ce n’est plus un tome trois de son œuvre sur le parlement béninois que M. Afize D. Adamon nous propose. Mais un ouvrage qui traite certes du parlement béninois en mouvement, avec pour titre Vie et œuvre de la septième législature. D’où la question de savoir si l’auteur renonçait au livre promis qui devait être un document évaluatif et de propositions pour l’avenir. Et à la lecture, on découvre que le présent ouvrage procède dans une certaine mesure à l’évaluation quoiqu’inattendue du parlement béninois depuis 1990. Ainsi après avoir rappelé les conditions difficiles de l’organisation des élections
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