2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN BENIN

Benin’s political scene is stirring again, following a decision that sounds like the end of the road for the party Les Démocrates. By declaring itself incompetent to hear the appeal filed by Boni Yayi’s formation, the Constitutional Court has just…

The party Les Démocrates (LD) isn’t giving up. Excluded from the 2026 presidential race by the provisional list published by CENA, the opposition party is announcing new appeals, this time against that list. According to information gathered, the party leadership…

The day after a controversial decision by the Constitutional Court in the sponsorship case involving MP Michel Sodjinou, the president of the party Les Démocrates and former head of state, Dr. Thomas Boni Yayi, announced a high-level meeting with President…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) made public on Thursday, October 23, 2025, the provisional results of its review of candidacy files for the presidential election scheduled for 2026. On the announced list, several duos were provisionally accepted, while others…

This Thursday, October 23, 2025, the Constitutional Court opened the hearing on the appeal filed by the party Les Démocrates against the annulment of deputy Michel Sodjinou’s sponsorship. After the parties’ initial submissions, the High Court decided to adjourn the…

In Benin, all eyes are on the Constitutional Court this Thursday, October 23, 2025, where the plenary hearing opens on the litigation between MP Michel Sodjinou and the party Les Démocrates, engaged in a legal battle with high political stakes.…

The Episcopal Conference of Benin (CEB) launched, on Wednesday 22 October 2025, a strong appeal to the political class and all citizens. Through the final communiqué of its plenary session held in Porto-Novo, the Beninese bishops are urging the organization…

One of the two people arrested in connection with a case of forged proxies intended to obtain tax clearance certificates was placed in custody on Friday, November 7, 2025. Presented to the special prosecutor of the CRIET, the suspect is…

Léopold Zinsou, candidat titulaire de l’Union Progressiste le Renouveau (UPR) dans l’arrondissement de Godomey pour les élections communales du 11 janvier 2026, est décédé ce jeudi 6 novembre 2025 des suites d’une crise, selon des sources proches de sa famille.…

Alternate MP Chabi‑Barka Bekourou Nadjibh resigned from the party Les Démocrates on Wednesday, November 5, 2025. Another blow for the opposition party Les Démocrates. The alternate MP for the 8th electoral constituency, Chabi-Barka Bekourou Nadjibh, announced his resignation with immediate…

The Constitutional Court has given the green light to the Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome (CENA) to modify the timetable for the 2026 legislative elections. Following a special plenary hearing held on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, the high court approved the…

During a media appearance on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, President Patrice Talon made revelations about Beninese politics. “…it’s something I never wanted to bring up in such detail, because I think, as President Yayi Boni himself says, that this kind…

From October 24 to 28, 2025, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) will be registering candidacy declarations for the election of members of the communal councils. The operation takes place exclusively at the institution’s headquarters in Cotonou, in accordance with…

The Constitutional Court of Benin issued, on Thursday October 23, 2025, its decision in the appeal brought by the party Les Démocrates following the invalidation of the sponsorship of their MP Michel François Oloutoyé Sodjinou by the Autonomous National Electoral…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) published, through its decision No. 025/CENA/PT/RAP/DGE/SP, on Thursday, 23 October 2025, the provisional list of validated candidacies for the presidential election on 12 April 2026. The list includes two joint tickets, while several candidacies,…

Lawyers Francis Dako and Sadikou Alao, representatives of Les Démocrates party president Boni Yayi, as well as of the presidential candidate duo Renaud Agbodjo and Jude Lodjou, left the premises of the Directorate of Judicial Police (DPJ) after nearly an…

Lawyers Francis Dako and Sadikou Alao appeared this Wednesday morning at the Directorate of Judicial Police (DPJ). They are representing the president of the Les Démocrates party, Boni Yayi, as well as the presidential candidate duo Renaud Agbodjo and Jude…

The president of the party Les Démocrates (LD), Boni Yayi, as well as the duo of candidates designated for the 2026 presidential election, Renaud Agbodjo and Jude Lodjou, have been summoned to the Judicial Police Directorate (DPJ). According to the…

Le président du parti Les Démocrates (LD), Boni Yayi, ainsi que le duo de candidats désignés pour la présidentielle de 2026, Renaud Agbodjo et Jude Lodjou, ont été convoqués à la Direction de la police judiciaire (DPJ). Selon le porte-parole…

Former president Boni Yayi, president of the party Les Démocrates, and the party’s candidate duo, Renaud Agbodjo and Jude Lodjou, were summoned by the Constitutional Court via a bailiff’s notice on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. The Constitutional Court summoned President…

In a post on his Facebook page on the evening of Tuesday, October 21, 2025, Daniel Edah, an unsuccessful candidate for the Les Démocrates party’s nomination, announced the summons of former president Boni Yayi, president of the Les Démocrates party,…

A few months before the 2026 general elections, the Cadre de Concertation des Confessions Religieuses (CCCR) urges Beninese political actors to prioritize peace, respect for the law and the path of dialogue in a statement received by the BENIN WEB…

Tensions have not eased between the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) and the party Les Démocrates. In a right of reply sent on Monday, October 20, 2025, the party leader Boni Yayi’s team of lawyers contests point by point the…

In a political context marked by heated debates over the sponsorship of candidates for the 2026 presidential election, the chair of the National Assembly’s Laws Committee, Orden Alladatin, spoke publicly to clarify several contentious points. According to him, some interpretations…

La Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA) est sortie de son silence. Dans un communiqué de presse rendu public ce lundi 20 octobre 2025, l’institution dirigée par Sacca Lafia a fermement réagi aux “allégations diffamatoires et accusations infondées” relayées par le…

The Constitutional Court of Benin has not yet ruled on the explosive sponsorship case involving MP Michel Sodjinou. Initially expected on Monday, 20 October 2025, the high court’s decision was postponed to Thursday, 23 October, following a new appeal filed…

Scheduled for this Monday, October 20, 2025, the Constitutional Court’s decision in the case between the party Les Démocrates (LD) and the Court of First Instance of Cotonou was ultimately not handed down. The institution decided to postpone its deliberation…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) published on Saturday, October 18, 2025, the new Article 41 of law No. 2024-13 of March 15, 2024, amending and supplementing law No. 2019-43 establishing the Electoral Code. This provision, now central to the…

In a statement made public on Sunday, October 19, 2025, the Collectif des avocats du parti Les Démocrates denounces a judicial decision it considers tainted by “programmed and synchronized connivance” between the Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA), the judiciary and…

The Constitutional Court is holding a decisive hearing this Monday, October 20, 2025, on the appeal filed by the party Les Démocrates in the controversy over MP Michel Sodjinou’s endorsement form. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the…