National Assembly of Benin

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The National Assembly Building, Porto-Novo, 2007

The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.

The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.

e • d Summary of the 31 March 2007 Beninese National Assembly election results

Parties and alliances	Seats
Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin (Forces Cauris pour un Bénin Emergent)	35
Alliance for Dynamism and Democracy (Alliance pour une Dynamique Démocratie)	20
Democratic Renewal Party (Parti du Renouveau Démocratique)	10
Key Force (Force Clé)	4
Union for Relief (Union pour la Relève)	3
National Union for Democracy and Progress (Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)	2
Hope Force (Force Espoir)	2
Coalition for an Emerging Benin (Coalition pour un Bénin Emergent)	2
Alliance for Revival (Alliance Le Réveil)	2
Alliance of the Forces of Progress (Alliance des Forces du Progrès)	1
Party for Democracy and Social Progress (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social)	1
Restore the Hope (Restaurer l’Espoir)	1
Total (turnout 58.69%)	83
Source: APA and IPU Parline.

See also

• History of Benin
• Legislative Branch
• List of national legislatures
• List of Presidents of the National Assembly of Benin

External links

• "Official website of the National Assembly of Benin" (in French). http://www.assembleebenin.org/web/. Retrieved 2008-04-15.