Benin

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Elections in Benin gives information on election and election results in Benin. This page contains a list of presidents of Benin. ... Dr Boni Yayi (sometimes called Yayi Boni and other variations) (born 1953), Beninois banker and politician, is the winner of the 2006 Benin presidential election. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the countrys legislative body. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... A presidential election was held in the West African state of Benin on March 5, 2006 to elect a successor to long-time president Mathieu Kérékou, who was barred from running again by a two term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates. ... Benin is divided into 12 departments (French: départements), and subdivided into 77 communes (see Communes of Benin). ... After seizing power in 1972, Major Mathieu Kerekou declared Benin a Marxist-Leninist state and sought financial support from communist governments in Eastern Europe and Asia. ... The Republic of Benin was the seat of one of the great medieval African kingdoms, called Dahomey, governed from the capital, Abomey, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... An election is a decision making process whereby people vote for preferred political candidates or parties to act as representatives in government. ...

Benin elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 83 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Benin has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties or coalitions, with extreme difficulty for anybody to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party. Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ... == The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the countrys legislative body. ... Proportional representation, also known as full representation, is an electoral system in which the overall votes are reflected in the overall outcome of the body or bodies of representatives. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

Recent elections

On March 5, 2006, voters went to the polls to decide who would succeed Mathieu Kérékou as President. Results were expected to be announced by March 8. As no single candidate of the 26 won an outright majority, a runoff election took place two weeks later, won by Yayi Boni with three-quarters of the vote. [1], [2], [3] March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Presidential elections were held in the West African state of Benin on March 5, 2006 to elect a successor to long-time president Mathieu Kérékou, who was barred from running again by a two term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates. ... Time in Office October 26, 1972–4 April 1991 4 April 1996–6 April 2006 Predecessor Justin Ahomadegbé (first time) Nicéphore Soglo (second time) Successor Nicéphore Soglo (first time) Yayi Boni (second time) Date of Birth 2 September 1933 Place of Birth Kouarfa, Dahomey (now Benin) (Ahmed) Mathieu... This page contains a list of presidents of Benin. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th in Leap years). ... Runoff voting is a voting system used in single-seat elections. ... Dr Boni Yayi (sometimes called Yayi Boni and other variations) (born 1953), Beninois banker and politician, is the winner of the 2006 Benin presidential election. ...

Dr Boni Yayi (sometimes called Yayi Boni and other variations) (born 1953), Beninois banker and politician, is the winner of the 2006 Benin presidential election. ... Adrien Houngbédji (born March 5, 1942) is a politician of Benin. ... Democratic Renewal Party (French: Parti de renouveau démocratique) is a political party of Benin led by Adrien Houngbédji. ... Bruno Amoussou (born 2 July 1939 in Djakotomey) is a Beninese politician and leader of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). ... The Social Democratic Party (French: Parti Social-Démocrate) is a political party in Benin. ... The Benin Rebirth Party (French: Parti de la renaissance du Bénin) is an oppositional, more or less liberal party in Benin. ... The Benin Rebirth Party (French: Parti de la renaissance du Bénin) is an oppositional, more or less liberal party in Benin. ... The African Movement for Development and Progres (French: Mouvement africain pour la dévelloppement et le progrès) is a political party in Benin. ... The Movement for the Peoples Alternative (Mouvement pour une Alternative du Peuple) is a political party of Benin led by Lazare Sèhouéto. ... The Liberal Democrats Rally for National Reconstruction-Vivotene (Rassemblement des Démocrates Libéraux pour la Reconstruction nationale) is a political party of Benin led by Sévérin Adjovi. ... The Hope Force (Force Espoir) is a political party of Benin led by Antoine Dayori. ... The Union for Future Benin (French: Union pour le Bénin du futur) is an electoral alliance in Benin. ... The African Movement for Development and Progres (French: Mouvement africain pour la dévelloppement et le progrès) is a political party in Benin. ... The Key Force (French: Force clé) is a political party in Benin. ... The Movement for Development by Culture (French: Mouvement pour le Développement par la Culture) is a political party in Benin. ... The Salute Party (French: Parti du Salut) is a political party in Benin. ... The Congress of People for Progress (French: Congrès du Peuple pour le Progrès) is a political party in Benin. ... The Impulse to Progres and Democracy (French: Impulsion au progrès et la démocratie) is a political party in Benin. ... The Alliance of Progress Forces (French: Alliance des Forces du Progrès) is a political party in Benin. ... The Movement for Development and Solidarity (French: Mouvement pour le Développement et la Solidarité) is a political party in Benin. ... The Rally for Democracy and Progress (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) is a political party in Benin. ... The Benin Rebirth Party (French: Parti de la renaissance du Bénin) is an oppositional, more or less liberal party in Benin. ... Democratic Renewal Party (French: Parti de renouveau démocratique) is a political party of Benin led by Adrien Houngbédji. ... The Star Alliance (French: Alliance Étoile) is an oppositional political party in Benin, formed by the Builders and Managers of Freedom and Democracy, The Greens and the Union for Democracy and National Solidarity. ... The Builders and Managers of Freedom and Democracy (French: Bâtisseurs et Gestionnaires de la Liberté et de la Démocratie) is an oppositional political party in Benin, part of the Star Alliance. ... The Greens (French: Les Verts) is an oppositional political party in Benin, part of the Star Alliance. ... The Union for Democracy and National Solidarity (French: Union pour la Démocratie et la Solidarité Nationale) is an oppositional political party in Benin, part of the Star Alliance. ... The New Alliance (French: Nouvelle Alliance) is an oppositional political party in Benin. ...

Past elections

• Benin presidential election, 2001
• Benin legislative election, 1999
• Benin presidential election, 1996
• Benin legislative election, 1995
• Benin presidential election, 1991
• Benin legislative election, 1991
• Dahomey legislative election, 1959

Categories: | ... Elections were held to the legislative assembly of the French colony Dahomey on May 2, 1959. ...

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

This electoral calendar lists the national/federal direct elections in the countries listed in the list of countries. ...

External links

• African Elections Database
• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• Africa Elections Database