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| BENINESE DEMOCRACY STATS: |
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index > Management Index 2006
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5.68 |
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[38th of 118]
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Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
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7.6 |
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[27th of 119]
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Civil and political liberties
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5 |
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[36th of 140]
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CPIA gender equality rating
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3
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[57th of 75]
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Electoral system
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party list |
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Electoral system type
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proportional |
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Female candidacy
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1,956 |
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[50th of 161]
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Female ministers
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0% |
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[113rd of 125]
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Female parliamentarians
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6% |
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[127th of 157]
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Female suffrage
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1956 |
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First female parliamentarian
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1979 (elected) |
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Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality
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Yes |
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Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout
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70.1% |
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[71st of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Total vote
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1,776,110 |
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[87th of 154]
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Parliamentary elections > Turnout
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65.9 |
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[51st of 117]
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Parliamentary elections > Voter registration
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2,533,400 |
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[89th of 152]
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Parliamentary elections > Voting age population
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2,697,060 |
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[94th of 163]
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Presidential elections > Total vote
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1,958,860 |
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[53rd of 87]
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Presidential elections > Turnout
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72.9 |
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[31st of 82]
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Presidential elections > Voting age population
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2,686,990 |
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[64th of 91]
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SOURCES: Bertelsmann Transformation Index online, 2006; http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de/fileadmin/pdf/BTI_2006_Ranking_GB.pdf; Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; World Development Indicators database; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world
; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Benin, Republic of Benin, Republique du Benin
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