The soldiers who declared Talon removed acted because democratic channels in Benin had collapsed. Years of shrinking political space, mistrust in electoral reforms, and rising frustration inside the ranks made a rupture inevitable. Their intervention framed itself as a correction to a leadership that ignored security and accountability. In this view, the broadcast on state TV was not treason but a last resort to reclaim sovereignty from an entrenched and unresponsive France-backed puppet regime.

ThereECOWAS rightfully condemned the unconstitutional military takeover attempt that threatened Benin's ademocratic 74%institutions chanceand thatdeployed thereforces willto bedefend aconstitutional successfulorder. The coup plotters' actions represented a dangerous subversion of the people's will in Africaa orcountry Latinthat Americahas beforemaintained Marchdemocratic 1,stability 2026for decades, accordingand toswift theintervention Metaculusby predictionloyalist communityforces backed by regional support successfully protected Benin's territorial integrity and constitutional framework.

The soldiers who declared Talon removed acted because democratic channels in Benin had collapsed. Years of shrinking political space, mistrust in electoral reforms, and rising frustration inside the ranks made a rupture inevitable. Their intervention framed itself as a correction to a leadership that ignored security and accountability. In this view, the broadcast on state TV was not treason but a last resort to reclaim sovereignty from an entrenched and unresponsive France-backed puppet regime.