BENIN'S 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) has officially launched the recruitment process for electoral agents ahead of the presidential election scheduled for April 12, 2026 in Benin. According to the statement released by the body responsible for organizing the election,…

The Constitutional Court of Benin has definitively ruled on the allocation of seats for the 10th Legislature arising from the legislative elections of January 11, 2026. Through final results released on Monday, January 19, 2026, the high court confirms the…

According to the final results proclaimed by the Constitutional Court, the Les Démocrates party obtains 16.20% of the ballots cast, compared to 16.16% announced in the initial trends communicated by the CENA. This marginal increase of 0.04 percentage points does…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission released, this Saturday, the provisional overall trends of the legislative elections held on January 11, 2026. The figures confirm a clear dominance by the parties of the presidential majority, who sweep all 109 seats of…

After CENA proclaimed the major trends of the January 11, 2026 legislative elections, the Constitutional Court will announce the final results this Monday, January 19. In a statement, the Constitutional Court informs the press as well as the national and…

The configuration of the tenth legislature is taking shape. The provisional list of the 109 deputies elected in the last legislative elections is unveiled by the Céna following the proclamation of the major trends. According to the major trends provided…

Across the 24 electoral constituencies, two parties clear the hurdle everywhere, without exception. The Bloc Républicain (BR) records 24/24.L’Union progressiste le Renouveau (UP-R) performs exactly the same with 24/24. In other words, the two formations of the presidential camp fully…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) announced this Saturday, January 17, the turnout for the legislative elections held on January 11, 2026. According to data from the National Autonomous Electoral Commission, 36.73% of voters cast their ballots in the legislative…

Hardly had the ballots closed, and even though the Autonomous National Electoral Commission had not yet released the first official figures, the judicial battle has intruded into the electoral process. Seized of five appeals filed by local leaders of parties…

On connait désormais les résultats de l’election législative du 11 janvier 2026. Selon les résultats provisoires proclamés par Sacca Lafia, président de la Cena, seuls les partis UPR et BR ont pu levé des sièges. La Commission électorale nationale autonome…

Despite a non-negligible national score, the Les Démocrates (LD) party finds itself excluded from the distribution of seats in the National Assembly, in strict application of the Electoral Code. Provisional results of the legislative elections of January 11, 2026, released…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission announces the proclamation of the major trends from the latest elections for this Saturday, January 17, 2026. The major trends of the joint elections held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, are announced for this Saturday.…

Five days after the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026, neither the voting trends nor the provisional results have been communicated. The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA), responsible for organizing the elections, was expected to publish the first…

The Constitutional Court of Benin has stated that the final results of the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026 will be proclaimed within 72 hours following the publication of trends by the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA). According…

Originally expected this Wednesday, the publication of the major trends of the legislative elections in Benin has been postponed to this Thursday by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA). In the background, the strict application of the eligibility rules for…

In Benin, the results of the legislative and municipal elections held last Sunday are expected in the coming hours. According to the Constitutional Court, their proclamation will take place no later than Thursday. This unprecedented double ballot took place in…

In Benin, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) will release on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the major trends resulting from the double legislative and municipal elections held on January 11. The final proclamation of the results will take place the…

On Monday, January 12, 2026, the president of the Haute Autorité de l’Audiovisuel et de la Communication (HAAC), Édouard Loko, received a delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), led by Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah. The meeting took…

Following the legislative elections held on January 11, 2026, the opposition party Les Démocrates says the vote was marred by numerous breaches of electoral law. Speaking to the press this Tuesday, January 13, the party laid out what it calls…

A mission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) recently visited the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA). A meeting aimed at submitting a series of proposals to strengthen the electoral process in Benin, in a context marked by…

On the day after the dual parliamentary and municipal elections held on Sunday, January 11, 2026, the Electoral Platform of Civil Society Organizations (PEOSC) issued initial observations highlighting a notable difference in turnout between the two elections. The electoral monitoring…

The 2026 legislative and municipal elections in Benin will not have been marked by the enthusiasm of the crowds. Although turnout has not yet been officially announced, there is nonetheless a finding shared by all stakeholders: the low voter turnout.…

After the January 11, 2026 legislative elections, the composition of the National Assembly will depend not only on the results in the 24 constituencies but also on specific rules governing the formation of parliamentary coalitions. These rules hinge on two…

The President of the Republic, Patrice Talon, participated this Sunday, January 11, 2026, in the legislative and municipal elections by voting at the Charles Guillot Public Primary School in Zongo. After voting at the ballot booth, the head of state…

On the eve of the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for Sunday, January 11, 2026, the president of the Constitutional Court, Professor Cossi Dorothé Sossa, granted an audience to a delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).…

As part of the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026, the Beninese authorities have taken a series of measures to ensure the smooth running of the vote and to maintain public order across the entire territory. An official…

A few days ahead of the legislative and municipal elections in Benin, the Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) issued an urgent appeal to all stakeholders in national life to ensure the process unfolds in a climate of peace, responsibility, and…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) welcomed, in the afternoon of Thursday 8 January 2026, two delegations of international partners as part of preparations for the legislative and municipal elections on 11 January 2026. The first delegation was from the…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) on Thursday, January 8, 2026, launched the operation to deliver electoral materials to the 77 communes of Benin, ahead of the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for Sunday, January 11, 2026. The convoy departed…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) published the list of designated members to sit at the various polling stations for the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026, the body announced in a press release. This file lists…