BENIN'S 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Former international official Daniel Edah has written to the Presidents of the ECOWAS Commission and the African Union Commission about the political situation in Benin. In an open letter to the two regional institutions, the former presidential candidate in Benin…

The Institut des Artisans de Justice et de Paix emphasizes the need for a calm atmosphere ahead of the 2026 general elections. The message was delivered during the twenty-fourth edition of its annual symposium. The event was held under the…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (Céna) published on Wednesday the provisional list of political parties that met the filing requirements for the 2026 legislative elections. Five parties have passed this first step. They are: FCBE, UPR, Bloc Républicain (BR), Moele-Bénin…

The activists of the party Les Démocrates arrested on November 6, 2025 in connection with the alleged false proxy case were sentenced this Monday, November 24, 2025, to 24 months in prison, suspended. The court also imposed a fine of…

In front of the ‘Jeunesse Wadagni’ platform, Adrien Houngbédji reaffirmed his commitment to support candidate Romuald Wadagni in the 2026 presidential election. He stressed the sincerity of his stance, specifying that his support is not opportunistic and that it “comes…

Le scénario évoqué il y a peu par le président Patrice Talon se matérialise sur le terrain politique béninois. Les six députés ayant quitté le parti d’opposition Les Démocrates figurent désormais sur les listes des deux grandes formations de la…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) officially closed its portal at 00:00 on Thursday, November 20, 2025. This closure ends the period for submitting candidate files for the legislative elections of January 11, 2026. No political party can now be…

Moele-Bénin filed its candidate declarations for the January 11, 2026 legislative elections on the evening of Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Led by Jacques Ayadji, the party’s delegation arrived at the CENA headquarters at 10:27 p.m. and was recorded at 10:31…

The party Les Démocrates (LD) submitted its declaration of candidacies for the legislative elections of January 11, 2026, late on the evening of Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Arriving at the CENA headquarters at 11:09 p.m., the party delegation was officially…

The Grande Solidarité Républicaine (GSR) party, led by Antoine Guédou, filed its list of candidates for the legislative elections of January 11, 2026. The party’s delegation arrived at the CENA headquarters on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM, in…

The Bloc Républicain (BR) submitted its list of candidates for the legislative elections of January 11, 2026, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at the CENA headquarters. Led by MPs Joseph Anani, Assan Séibou and Barthélémy Kassa, the delegation carried out…

L’Union Progressiste Le Renouveau (UP-R) has filed its list of candidates for the January 2026 legislative elections this Wednesday, 19 November 2025, with the CENA. The delegation, led by several prominent figures, completed the procedure at 8:00 p.m., in the…

La Force Cauris pour un Bénin Émergent (FCBE) presented itself this morning at the headquarters of the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), thus becoming the first political party to file its declaration of candidacy for the legislative elections of January…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) is entering the final stretch of the candidate filing phase for the 2026 legislative elections. This Wednesday, November 19, 2025, is the last day for political parties to submit their candidate lists. Originally scheduled…

The Beninese government has promulgated a decree setting the conditions and procedures for issuing identity documents for natural persons, in accordance with Law No. 2017-08 relating to the identification of persons. This regulatory text, adopted at the Council of Ministers…

Rachidi Gbadamassi, Samou Adambi and Charles Toko will not be candidates in the legislative elections on January 11, 2026. Major figures of the Bloc républicain in the 8th constituency, the three men have decided to make way for new faces…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission carried out, on Monday afternoon in Cotonou, the draw to determine the placement of the political parties’ logos competing in the 2026 municipal elections. The session, chaired by Sacca Lafia, took place at the institution’s…

Le Président de la Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome a haussé le ton ce lundi 17 novembre 2025. Sacca Lafia a rappelé aux partis politiques que les candidatures pour les législatives de 2026 ne bénéficieront d’aucun délai supplémentaire et qu’un dossier…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission issued the final receipts to the two duos selected to compete in the 2026 presidential election. This formality confirms their official participation in the election, following the verification of files, endorsements and required medical examinations.…

Le destin du principal parti d’opposition béninois, Les Démocrates, ressemble de plus en plus à une longue agonie politique. La fissure a pris corps avec la confiscation du parrainage par le député Michel Sodjinou qui a brisé le rêve présidentiel…

Former parliamentarians of the party Les Démocrates (LD) officially announce their support for the presidential duo Romuald Wadagni – Mariam Chabi Talata. Facing the press and in front of leaders and activists from the two pro-government blocs, Constant Nahum and…

The Supreme Court of Benin has dismissed the appeal lodged by the party Les Démocrates (LD) concerning the rejection of their candidate file by the body in charge of elections. This decision thus confirms the ruling of the Autonomous National…

The Constitutional Court confirmed on Thursday, November 13, 2025, the validity of the candidacies of the pairs Romuald Wadagni – Mariam Chabi Talata and Paul Hounkpè – Judicaël Rock Hounwanou for the presidential election on April 12, 2026. The decision…

Lines are shifting on the Beninese political scene. The six MPs who resigned from the party Les Démocrates were received on Thursday, November 13, 2025, by Abdoulaye Bio Tchané, president of the Bloc Républicain (BR), and Joseph Djogbénou, president of…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) has set the filing period for candidacy applications for the 2026 legislative elections. Political parties have a five-day period, from Saturday, November 15 to Wednesday, November 19, 2025, to submit their complete files. This…

The electoral process has reached a new stage in Benin. The National Agency for the Identification of Persons (Anip) officially handed over the Computerized Electoral List (LEI) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENA) on Wednesday, November 12, 2025. The…

The party Les Démocrates has decided to officially challenge the exclusion of its list from the 2026 municipal elections. Its spokesperson, Guy Mitokpè, announced on Wednesday the filing of an appeal with the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the decision…

Ahead of the 2026 legislative elections, the Union Progressiste Le Renouveau (UP-R) has affirmed its determination to keep all deputies from its current ranks on its candidate lists. This strategy, announced by the ruling party, signals a desire for continuity…

The party Les Démocrates (LD) has decided to go it alone for the 2026 legislative elections. No alliance, no parliamentary agreement, no compromise. In a political landscape where coalitions often become a matter of survival, Boni Yayi’s party is taking…

The party Les Démocrates (LD) held a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon about its participation in the 2026 municipal elections. On that occasion, the opposition party said it refused to accept the annulment of its candidacy by the Commission électorale…