Description of Electoral System:

(courtesy of IFES election guide)

The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term. In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 83 members are elected by direct popular vote to serve 4-year terms.

Electoral Systems Snapshot

(Courtesy of International IDEA)

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Most recent election

(courtesy of wikipedia)

A parliamentary election was held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to difficulties in organizing it. 26 political parties and alliances took part in the election. The 83 seats in the National Assembly were contested by a total of 2,158 candidates; there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations.

According to the country's central electoral commission on April 5, with 93.53% of the vote counted, the Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin, a coalition that supports President Yayi Boni, had the most votes, about 22.51% of the total. The Alliance for Dynamism and Democracy of former president Nicephore Soglo was in second place with about 16.93% of the vote, and the Democratic Renewal Party was third with 9.82%. Turnout was estimated at about 58.69%.

The new parliament was sworn in on April 23.