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Hope Force
The Hope Force (''Force Espoir'') is a political party of Benin led by Antoine Dayori. In the presidential election held on 5 March 2006, the party won 1.25% of the votes for its candidate, Antoine Dayori. In the parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... held on 31 March 2007, the party won two out of 83 seats. African Elections Database. References Political parties in Benin[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern party organizations developed and spread around the world over the last few centuries. It is extremely rare for a country to have Non-partisan democracy, no political parties. Some countries have Single-party state, only one political party while others have Multi-party system, several. Parties are important in the politics of autocracies as well as democracies, though usually democracies have more political parties than autocracies. Autocracies often have a single party that governs the country, and some political scientists consider competition between two or more parties to be an essential part of democracy. Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Dayori
Antoine Dayori is a Beninese politician and the leader of the Hope Force (''Force Espoir'') political party. Dayori was one of five Force Clé candidates elected to the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ... in the March 2003 parliamentary election. He served as Minister of Culture, Crafts, and Tourism from February 2005 to April 2006. He was a candidate in the March 2006 presidential election, taking eighth place and 1.25% of the vote. In the March 2007 parliamentary election, he was one of two Hope Force candidates to be elected to the National Assembly. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Presidential Election, 2006
Presidential elections were held in Benin on 5 March 2006. Long-term president Mathieu Kérékou, who had led the country for all but four years since 1972, was barred from running for a third term. The constitution not only stipulated an absolute two-term limit, but required presidents to be 70 years old or younger when taking office; Kérékou had turned 70 in 2003. In July 2005, Kérékou signalled that he would not seek to change the constitution, as has been done in some other African countries, so that he could run again. Kérékou's long-time rival Nicéphore Soglo was also barred from standing due to his age. With the men who had been among the country's leading political figures since the return of democracy barred from running, the campaign had a level of openness and unpredictability not common for African presidential elections. Since no candidate won a majority, a second round was held between the two leading candidates on 19 March; Yayi Boni won the election and took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Parliamentary Election, 2007
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; there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations. 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%. The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April.Wilfried Léandre HoungbedjiInstallation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint ''L'Araignee'', 23 April 2007 Results References Elections in Benin Benin Parliamentary election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties In Benin
This article lists political parties in Benin. Benin has a multi-party system. The parties Parliamentary parties Other parties *Presidential Movement (''Mouvance Presidentielle'') **Union for Future Benin or Union of Tomorrow's Benin (''Union pour le Bénin du futur'') ***Action Front for Renewal and Development (''Front d'action pour le rénouveau et le développement'', FARD-ALAFIA) ** Impulse to Progress and Democracy (''Impulsion au progrès et la démocratie'') **Alliance MDC-PS-CPP ***Movement for Development by Culture (''Mouvement pour le Développement par la Culture'') ***Party of Salvation (''Parti du Salut'') ***Congress of People for Progress (''Congrès du Peuple pour le Progrès'') ** Alliance of Progress Forces (''Alliance des Forces du Progrès'') ** Rally for Democracy and Progres (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès'') *Amana Alliance (''Alliance Amana'') *Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (''Forces Cauris pour un Bénin émergent'') *Union M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
