BENIN'S 2026 GENERAL ELECTIONS

As the dual legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026 approach, the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) reminds Beninese voters of the documents officially recognized to prove their identity at polling stations. To be able to exercise their…

During a campaign tour for the legislative and municipal elections, FCBE’s national executive secretary strongly contested the recent revision of the Constitution promulgated in December 2025 by the head of state. At the heart of his criticism: the introduction of…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) began this Tuesday in Cotonou a training session for agents who will participate in the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026. This preparatory step aims to strengthen the technical and organizational skills…

From Monday, 5 January 2026 to Saturday, 10 January 2026, the services of the National Agency for Personal Identification (ANIP) will be open without interruption, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., across the entire national territory. The announcement was made…

A few weeks before the general elections scheduled for January 11, 2026, the Council for Consultation of Religious Confessions (CCCR) has presented a set of recommendations for the Beninese people. The announcement aims to encourage peaceful and responsible participation by…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) officially launched, on January 1, 2026, the training of electoral agents who will participate in the smooth conduct of the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026. This training session, organized from…

As the campaign for the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026 is in full swing, the Ministry of the Living Environment and Sustainable Development has announced strict measures to combat unregulated poster displays. This decision comes in a…

The Constitutional Court has validated the specimen of the single ballot paper retained by the National Autonomous Electoral Commission for the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for 2026. The decision follows an appeal challenging the graphical presentation of the ballot,…

The National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) officially launched, on Thursday, December 25, 2025, the campaign for the legislative and municipal elections planned in Benin on January 11, 2026. The campaign, which began on December 26, 2025 at midnight, will run…

The Commission Électorale Nationale Autonome (CENA) officially kicked off the training of trainers for electoral officers. The session opened in the institution’s conference room, located on the ex-INFOSEC site in Cotonou. The opening ceremony featured a speech by the president…

With less than a month to go before the municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 11, 2026, the National Autonomous Electoral Commission (CENA) continues to follow its timeline. This Wednesday, December 17, the institution officially handed to the political…

Following the Union Progressiste le Renouveau party, the Bloc Républicain (BR) has decided to tighten internal discipline in preparation for the legislative and municipal elections on January 11, 2026 by adjusting its communication rules. In an internal memo addressed to…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) justified postponing the publication of the list of electoral staff for the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026, after it was not made public within the initially planned timeframe. According to…

With just over a month to go before the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 2026, the Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA) is continuing to roll out its logistical arrangements. On Monday, December 15, 2025, a team from the…

As the municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 11, 2026 approach, the High Political Directorate of Union progressiste le Renouveau (UP-R) has tightened the rules governing its candidates’ electoral communication. In an official note dated December 15, 2025, addressed…

The Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA) received on Thursday, December 11, 2025 in Cotonou, the materials intended for organizing the legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026. This step represents an important milestone in the logistical preparation for…

The High Authority for Audiovisual and Communication (HAAC) formalized, on Wednesday, December 10, 2025 in Cotonou, the signing of the charter of good conduct governing the media campaign for the legislative and municipal elections of January 11, 2026. Around the…

The Commission électorale nationale autonome met on Monday, December 8, 2025, with representatives of the parties participating in the upcoming legislative and municipal elections scheduled for January 11, 2026. The session, held at the institution’s new headquarters, was devoted to…

The Commission électorale nationale autonome (CENA) is modernizing the electoral observation framework with the official launch, on Friday, 5 December 2025, of eAccréditation, a platform entirely dedicated to the digital management of accreditation requests for national and international observers. According…

The opposition party Les Démocrates is going through a new turbulent patch. The official resignation of three vice-presidents was confirmed this Thursday, December 4, 2025, by the national communications secretary, Guy Mitokpè. The individuals concerned are Léon Basile Ahossi, third…

CBDH officially launched, in early December 2025, a monitoring mechanism for the electoral process ahead of the 2026 elections. This initiative aims to closely follow the different stages of the process to ensure transparency, fairness, and respect for the rules…

More than two thirds of Les Démocrates’ deputies are putting their seats back on the line for the January 11, 2026 legislative elections. Nineteen of them are once again seeking their voters’ confidence across the country’s twenty-four constituencies. The official…

The President of the Constitutional Court, Professor Cossi Dorothé Sossa, received on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, a delegation from the electoral platform of civil society organizations. Led by its president, Dr. Azizou Chabi Imorou, the delegation is continuing a tour…

A few months before the presidential election on April 12, 2026, Léon Basile Ahossi removed any ambiguity about his political orientation. The Les Démocrates MP, also vice-president of the National Assembly, gathered his supporters at the Athiémé stadium on Saturday,…

The placement of political parties on the ballot paper for the January 11, 2026 legislative elections is now known. Party representatives took part in a draw supervised by Sacca Lafia. The exercise established the final order of the logos that…

From his cell, Richard Ouorou, a political figure and political scientist, posted on his Facebook page a message in which he reaffirmed his support for Romuald Wadagni’s candidacy for the 2026 presidential election. In this statement, he calls on young…

Le député Basile Ahossi, élu du Mono et deuxième vice-président du parti Les Démocrates, poursuit son repositionnement politique. Il a organisé ce samedi 29 novembre 2025 un grand rassemblement à Athiémé pour afficher son soutien au duo Romuald Wadagni et…

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…