Government parties get all parliament seats in Benin elections
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Benin's population voted for its next National Assembly (parliament) on 11 January. The results of the elections were announced Saturday evening: the government-affiliated parties got all seats, while the main opposition party failed to get past the 20% of district votes requirement.
Breakdown
- All 109 parliamentary seats won by presidential coalition parties 4s
- Two coalition parties received 60 and 49 seats respectively 14s
- No opposition party secured any seats in parliament 22s
- Main opposition failed to meet 20% vote threshold in districts 25s
- Voter turnout was nearly 37%, similar to 2023 36s