GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BENIN 2026

The High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption (HCPC) announced on Thursday, November 6, 2025 the launch of a new awareness campaign titled “Selling your vote is selling your future”, which will be conducted nationwide from Monday, November 10 to…

A few months ahead of the 2026 municipal, legislative and presidential elections, the Supreme Court of Benin is taking the lead. It has just published a revised Guide for Applicants, a reference document designed to help citizens, candidates and political…

President Patrice Talon will speak tonight, according to multiple corroborating sources close to the presidency. This highly anticipated address will take place in a particularly lively political context, marked by the constitutional revision process and preparations for the 2026 municipal…

Things are becoming clearer for the 2026 municipal elections in Benin. The five political parties selected for the contest have now all obtained their provisional certificates issued by the Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome (CENA). After Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UP-R)…

The party Les Démocrates has just obtained its provisional certificate for the 2026 municipal elections. A decisive step taken in the electoral race. The announcement was made by the party’s communications officer, former MP Guy Dossou Mitokpè. “Municipal election: the…

The two candidate duos selected for the April 2026 presidential election in Benin are expected this Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Constitutional Court. They are the duos Romuald Wadagni – Mariam Chabi Talata for the presidential movement, and Paul…

The designation of lawyer Renaud Agbodjo as Les Démocrates’ candidate for the 2026 presidential elections would, for some, be the last straw that pushed things over the edge, thus bringing the party’s internal unease into the public eye. But between…

In a statement made public on the night of Monday, November 3, 2025, former president Thomas Boni Yayi strongly opposed the bill to create a Senate. He urges the deputies of the party Les Démocrates to use their blocking minority…

The Minister–Advisor for Security and political leader of the Bloc Républicain (BR) in the 8th electoral constituency, Rachidi Gbadamassi, stepped forward to respond to the recent statements by Boni Yayi, president of the party Les Démocrates (LD). The former head…

The medical team tasked with evaluating candidates for the 2026 presidential election is now complete. On Monday, November 3, 2025, Professor Angèle Azon Kouanou, a specialist in internal medicine, was sworn in before the Constitutional Court, in accordance with the…

La Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA) a officiellement remis ce lundi 3 novembre 2025 au parti Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) son récépissé provisoire d’enregistrement de listes de candidatures en vue des élections communales prévues pour janvier 2026. Ce document…

A political meeting is being prepared in Cotonou. According to corroborating information gathered this Sunday, November 2, 2025, the presidential movement’s candidate for the 2026 election, Romuald Wadagni, will hold a working and discussion session on Monday with the MPs…

A guest on the show Invité Afrique this Friday, October 31, 2025, on RFI, government spokesperson Wilfried Léandre Houngbédji spoke about the case of MP Michel Sodjinou, elected under the banner of the party Les Démocrates (LD). Facing journalist Christophe…

A few days after his meeting at the Palais de la Marina with President Patrice Talon, the former head of state and leader of the party Les Démocrates (LD), Boni Yayi, issued a statement in a solemn tone. According to…

Benin’s political scene has just lost one of its most promising faces. Lawyer Renaud Agbodjo, a young attorney and the designated candidate of the party Les Démocrates, announced his withdrawal from political life after the Constitutional Court confirmed his disqualification…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) closed, at midnight on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, the period for submitting candidacy files, in accordance with the established electoral calendar. Several political parties filed in during the final hours to comply with the…

Maître Adrien Houngbédji, former president of the National Assembly, published a “Declaration of Support for the Candidacy of Romuald Wadagni” this Tuesday, October 28, 2025. In a statement seen by BENIN WEB TV, the former president of the National Assembly…

It was 7:49 p.m. on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, when the party Forces Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) made its entry into the headquarters of the Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA). The party led by former minister Paul Hounkpè…

The verdict has fallen. The Constitutional Court of Benin issued its decision this evening on the electoral appeals, fully aligning with the conclusions of the CENA. The Court confirmed that no law was violated by the Electoral Commission, thereby declaring…

The main opposition party, Les Démocrates, isn’t giving up. Excluded from the provisional list of candidates for the 2026 presidential election by the Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA), the party led by Boni Yayi has filed a series of appeals…

The national communications secretary of the party Les Démocrates, Guy Dossou Mitokpè, expressed his deep “sadness” at Renaud Agbodjo’s announced withdrawal from Beninese political life, following his disqualification from the 2026 presidential race. In a statement on his digital channels,…

The former Minister of Justice under President Boni Yayi, Valentin Djènontin-Agossou, analyzes the situation within the party Les Démocrates and foresees defections soon. In a statement published this Tuesday, he says that Benin is heading toward a one-party system and…

Designated candidate of the party Les Démocrates for the 2026 presidential election, Attorney Renaud Agbodjo announced on Tuesday that he acknowledges his disqualification confirmed by the Constitutional Court. He attributes this disqualification to two factors: internal dysfunctions within the party…

In a statement announcing his withdrawal from political life on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, Me Renaud Agbodjo addressed a message to Romuald Wadagni, a candidate in the 2026 presidential election. From his office in Jéricho, Me Renaud Agbodjo made a…

Excluded from the race for the April 2026 presidential election by a decision handed down on Monday, October 27 by the Constitutional Court, Me Renaud Agbodjo takes note. In a statement on Tuesday, October 28, 2026, he made an appeal…

The day after the Constitutional Court’s verdict confirming the rejection of his candidacy for the April 2026 presidential election, Me Renaud Agbodjo announced on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from his law office in Jéricho, his temporary withdrawal from political life.…

At the Kperou Guéra public primary school, classroom calm is being severely tested. For several weeks, teachers and pupils have had to deal with an unusual visitor: herds of cattle that regularly cross the schoolyard, and sometimes even the classrooms.…

Time is running out at the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA). Since the official launch of candidate submissions for the communal elections of January 11, 2026, on Friday, October 24, no political party has yet taken the plunge. This Tuesday,…

As the 2026 general elections approach, the Ministry of the Interior and Public Security (MISP) is stepping up initiatives to ensure peaceful and credible polls. As part of this effort, an awareness seminar was held in Cotonou for judicial police…

The legal showdown continues ahead of the 2026 presidential election in Benin. After rejecting several candidacies, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) has turned to the Constitutional Court to justify its decisions and ask the high court to declare the…