Parliamentary elections were held in

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 nort ...

on 26 April 2015.

Electoral system

The 83 members of the

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are elected in 24 multi-member constituencies, based on the country's departments. Seats are allocated using

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based on the simple quotient, with remaining seats assigned using the

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Conduct

Observers from the African Union stated that the elections were generally transparent, despite some organisational challenges.

Results

Aftermath

When the National Assembly began meeting for its new term,

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 ...

was elected as President of the National Assembly on the night of 19–20 May 2015; as the candidate representing the opposition, he received 42 votes, while the candidate representing President

Yayi Boni Yayi may refer to * China-Taiwan Yayi Cup, a Go competition *Thomas Boni Yayi Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was President of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the March 2006 presi ...

's supporters, Komi Koutché, received 41. Members of the opposition dominated the Bureau of the National Assembly, obtaining six of its seven posts.Bénin : l’opposant Adrien Houngbédji porté au perchoir, un revers pour le pouvoir en place
Le Monde, 21 May 2015

References

Elections in Benin

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