Beninese parliamentary election, 2007

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Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to organisational difficulties. Twenty-six political parties and 2,158 candidates contested the elections for the 83 seats in the National Assembly; [1] there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations. [2]

Benin country in Africa

Benin, officially the Republic of Benin and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. The majority of its population lives on the small southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital of Benin is Porto-Novo, but the seat of government is in Cotonou, the country's largest city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of 114,763 square kilometres (44,310 sq mi) and its population in 2016 was estimated to be approximately 10.87 million. Benin is a tropical nation, highly dependent on agriculture, with substantial employment and income arising from subsistence farming.

National Assembly (Benin) legislative body of Benin

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The elections saw the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin emerge as the largest party, winning 35 of the 83 seats. Turnout was estimated at 58.69%. [3] The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April. [4]

The Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin is a political party of Benin, formed by supporters of president Yayi Boni. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won 35 out of 83 seats. The party expanded its plurality to 41 seats in the 2011 election that followed the contested reelection of Yayi Boni as president.

Results

PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin 35New
Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic 20–4
Democratic Renewal Party 10–1
Key Force 4–1
Union for Relief 3New
National Union for Democracy and Progress 2New
Hope Force 2New
Coalition for an Emerging Benin 2New
Alliance for Revival 2New
Alliance of the Forces of Progress 10
Party for Democracy and Social Progress 1New
Restore the Hope 1New
Total830
Registered voters/turnout58.69––
Source: APA [ permanent dead link ] and IPU Parline.

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References

  1. ↑ Législatives : un test crucial pour le président Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine . AFP, 30 March 2007 (in French)
  2. ↑ Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin [ permanent dead link ] African Press Agency, 1 April 2007
  3. ↑ Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007
  4. ↑ Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint Archived September 28, 2007, at the Wayback Machine .L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 (in French)
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