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Benin Benin

ES001

Head of State
Question:How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s): a. Head of State is the Head of Government
c. Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President is the head of state and the head of government. The President of the Republic shall be elected by direct universal suffrage for a mandate of five years, renewable only once. The election of the President of the Republic shall take place with uninominal majority ballot in two rounds. The President of the Republic shall be elected by an absolute majority of votes cast. If that is not be obtained in the first round of voting, it shall be followed, after fifteen days, by a second round. The only ones who may be presented in the second round of balloting shall be the two candidates who have received the highest number of votes in the first round. The candidate having received the relative majority of votes cast in the second round shall be declared President.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 42, 43, 45, 54 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2012); Law 2005-26 of 6 August 2010 regulating the election of the President of the Republic, art. 1, 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-presidentielle-2011.pdf (2012)
Verified: 2019/04/05
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ES002

Head of Government
Question:How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer: b. Directly elected in general elections, absolute majority (with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The head of government is the President, who is also the head of state. He is elected by absolute majority of votes in two rounds.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 42, 43, 45, 54 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2012); Law 2005-26 of 6 August 2010 regulating the election of the President of the Republic, art. 1, 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-presidentielle-2011.pdf (2012)
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ES003

President
Question:Does the country have a president?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: ARTICLE 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
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 42 - 54 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2012) Law 2005-26 of 6 August 2010 regulating the election of the President of the Republic, art. 1, 2 http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-presidentielle-2011.pdf (2012)
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ES004

Number of Chambers
Question:The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer: a. One chamber
Comments: Article 79 The Parliament shall be composed of a single Assembly called the National Assembly whose members shall carry the title of Deputy. It shall exercise legislative power and shall control the action of the Government.
Source: Constitution of 11 December 1990, art. 79 http://www.gouv.bj/sites/default/files/Cour-Constitutionnelle-recueil-des-textes-fondamentaux.pdf (2012)
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ES005

Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question:What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s): g. List Proportional Representation
Comments: The deputies to the National Assembly are elected by direct universal suffrage on the basis of a party list proportional representation system for a term of four years.
Source: Law No. 2010-35 of 21 December 2010 regulating the election of members of the National Assembly, art. 1, 4: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-legislatives-2011.pdf (2012)
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