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]
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]
Results
Party | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|
Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin | 35 | New |
Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic | 20 | –4 |
Democratic Renewal Party | 10 | –1 |
Key Force | 4 | –1 |
Union for Relief | 3 | New |
National Union for Democracy and Progress | 2 | New |
Hope Force | 2 | New |
Coalition for an Emerging Benin | 2 | New |
Alliance for Revival | 2 | New |
Alliance of the Forces of Progress | 1 | 0 |
Party for Democracy and Social Progress | 1 | New |
Restore the Hope | 1 | New |
Total | 83 | 0 |
Registered voters/turnout | 58.69 | |
Source: APA and IPU Parline. |
References
- ↑ Législatives : un test crucial pour le président AFP, 30 March 2007 (French)
- ↑ Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin African Press Agency, 1 April 2007
- ↑ Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007
- ↑ Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint L'Araignee, 23 April 2007 (French)
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