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Benin for at least a year before the election. If not holding Beninese citizenship by birth, they must have lived in the country for at least 10 years. Government ministers, people working for businesses subsidised by state funds, people holding non-elected public office, involved in the military or working for foreign government or international organisations are not allowed to contest to stand as candidates.
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was held in 1990. The main changes were a proposed return to multi-party democracy, with a secondary question for those voting in favour of the change, as to whether the president should be subject to term limits; 93% voted in favour of the proposed changes, with 73% of all voters in favour of term
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Voters must be at Beninese citizens aged 18 or over. However, people can be disqualified from voting if they are in contempt of court, have an undischarged bankruptcy or are imprisoned for at least three months for certain offences. Candidates must be at least 25 years old and have been resident in
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During the one-party state era, elections to the National Revolutionary Assembly were conducted in the form of a referendum. Voters were presented with a single list of the ruling People's Revolutionary Party of Benin's candidates to vote for or against. Term length was originally three years, but
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was held in 1964, with the proposed changes to the constitution creating a presidential system of government, scrapping term limits for the president, and having a unicameral parliament. It was approved by 99.8% of voters. Another
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was effectively an independence referendum, as if the terms of the constitution were rejected, the country would become an independent state. However, it was approved by 98% of voters, and
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was extended to five years in the early 1980s. The number of seats varied; starting with 336 in 1979, reduced to 196 in 1984 and increased to 206 in 1989.
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in March 2011 with 53% of the vote, the first time a presidential candidate had won in the first round of voting since the run-off was introduced. In the
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was held in February 1946 after one of the two elected MPs died in December 1945, with a second full election for the combined constituency held in
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to Kérékou, who ran as an independent. Although Soglo received the most votes in the first round, Kérékou won 52% of the vote in the second. The
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were held in May 1968, but the results were invalidated due to insufficient voter turnout. The military government subsequently appointed
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the following month the FCBE won 41 seats, narrowly missing out on obtaining a parliamentary majority. Parliamentary elections in
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In 1926 three elected seats were created on the Administrative Council. Elections with a severely limited franchise were held in
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combined into a single constituency. Two MPs were elected using separate electoral colleges for French citizens and Africans. A
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as the sole legal party. A National Revolutionary Assembly was established in 1977, and one-party elections were held in
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also refusing to participate, Kérékou faced Bruno Amoussou in the second round, winning with 84% of the vote. The
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receive the most votes in the first round, but then defeated in the second round by independent candidate
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agreed to form a three-member presidential council. However, this lasted only until another coup in 1972.
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resulted in 16 groups winning seats; the Benin Rebirth Party remained the largest party with 27 seats.
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on his candidacy was approved by just over three-quarters of voters. Another military coup led to
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as president, but he took the post on the condition that he was approved by voters. A subsequent
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held in February 1991 saw 12 parties and alliances win seats in the National Assembly, with the
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victory. In order to prevent a civil war, AhomadĂ©gbĂ©-TomĂȘtin, Maga and the other main candidate
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or Opposition banner, with the pro-Kérékou Presidential Movement (dominated by the FARD-based
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in 24 multi-member constituencies. There are two constituencies for each of the country's 12
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During the colonial era, voters participated in French constitutional referendums in
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coalition emerge as the largest faction in the National Assembly with 33 seats. The
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in 1995 saw 18 groups win seats in the enlarged 83-seat National Assembly; the
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became the largest party with 21 seats. The following year Soglo lost the
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Following a military coup, attempts were made to reintroduce democracy;
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won all 60 seats following changes to the electoral system by President
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saw both Kérékou and Soglo barred from running by term limits and age.
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The country subsequently reverted to being a one-party state with the
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The final French National Assembly election in Dahomey was held in
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take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a
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Currently the 109 seats in the National Assembly are elected by
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are directly elected by voters, with elections organised by the
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defeated Houngbédji in the run-off, receiving 75% of the vote.
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Slavery, Colonialism and Economic Growth in Dahomey, 1640-1960
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A General Council was established in the same period and was
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took place on 21 October 1945, with Dahomey and neighbouring
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration
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Index

Politics of Benin

Constitution
Human rights
President
List
Patrice Talon
Vice President
Mariam Chabi Talata
Cabinet of Benin
National Assembly
President
Louis Vlavonou
Administrative divisions
Departments
Communes
Arrondissements
Elections
2016
2021
2019
2023
Political parties
Foreign relations
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and African Integration
Minister
Aurélien Agbénonci
Diplomatic missions of
in Benin
Passport

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