Parliamentary elections were held in

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on 30 April 2011, after being delayed from 17 April 2011. Turnout was reportedly low.Benin votes in parliamentary election
AFP, 30 April 2011 The election saw a six-seat increase for the

Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin The Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (french: Forces Cauris pour un Bénin émergent, FCBE) is a political party of Benin, formed by supporters of president Yayi Boni. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won 35 out ...

, composed of allies of the president

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, which took nearly half the parliamentary seats. The election consolidated Boni's victory in the 2011 presidential elections the previous month;

Adrien Houngbédji Adrien Houngbédji (born 5 March 1942) is a Beninese politician and the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (''Parti du renouveau démocratique'', PRD), one of Benin's main political parties. He was President of the National Assembly of Benin ...

, the second-placed candidate, had rejected the validity of the presidential election results.

Campaign

Around 20 parties and 1,600 candidates contested the elections. The major opposition was formed by a new alliance of parties,

Union Makes the Nation Union Makes the Nation (french: L'Union fait la Nation, abbreviated UN or the Union) is an alliance of opposition political parties in Benin. It is composed of the MADEP, PSD, RB, Key Force, MDS, UNDP, MARCHE, PDPS and RDL VIVOTEN, and ther ...

, whose leader Houngbédji had run for president in 2006 under the banner of the Democratic Renewal Party.

Results

References

{{Beninese elections Elections in Benin

Parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democracy, democratic government, governance of a sovereign state, state (or subordinate entity) where the Executive (government), executive derives its democratic legitimacy ...

National Assembly (Benin)