{"id":9079,"date":"2026-01-18T17:20:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9079"},"modified":"2026-01-18T17:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T17:20:06","slug":"benins-opposition-loses-all-parliamentary-seats-provisional-results-show-elections-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=9079","title":{"rendered":"Benin\u2019s opposition loses all parliamentary seats, provisional results show | Elections News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Electoral commission says two parties aligned with President Patrice Talon win all 109 seats in the assembly.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 18 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">18 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>President Patrice Talon\u2019s ruling alliance has won full control of Benin\u2019s National Assembly in legislative elections, according to provisional results.<\/p>\n<p>The electoral commission said on Saturday night that of the five parties running in the January 11 vote, only the Progressive Union for Renewal and the Republican Bloc \u2013 both aligned with Talon \u2013 won seats in the assembly.<\/p>\n<p>The Progressive Union for Renewal will have 60 MPs while the Republican Bloc will have 49.<\/p>\n<p>According to a new electoral code, a party must obtain 20 percent of the national vote and 20 percent in each of the 24 electoral districts to be eligible for seat allocation.<\/p>\n<p>The main opposition party, The Democrats, won about 16 percent of the vote and failed to reach the threshold.<\/p>\n<p>The results strengthen the presidential bloc\u2019s hand going into the presidential election in April, in which 67-year-old Talon, who has ruled the country for a decade, is barred from standing again by term limits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:22px\">His handpicked successor, Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni, is expected to succeed him. <\/span><span style=\"font-size:22px\">T<\/span><span style=\"font-size:22px\">he Democrats, meanwhile, are barred from standing in the presidential polls after failing to gather enough signatures to register.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The same rule sidelined them from local elections that were held alongside last week\u2019s legislative polls.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results confirm the struggle that [The Democrats] party has been waging for about two years,\u201d Guy Mitokpe, spokesperson for The Democrats, said, according to The Associated Press news agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe denounced this electoral code, saying that it heavily favoured parties aligned with the president. It\u2019s an exclusionary electoral code. As proof, we won\u2019t have a candidate in the presidential election, and we were excluded from the municipal elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Turnout in last weekend\u2019s elections was 36.7 percent, officials said, roughly on par with the 37 percent in the last legislative polls in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>The legislative vote took place weeks after a deadly military coup attempt to overthrow Talon, which lasted a few hours on December 7 before authorities announced it had been foiled.<\/p>\n<p>Under a November constitutional reform, the presidential term was extended to seven years with a two-term limit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Electoral commission says two parties aligned with President Patrice Talon win all 109 seats in the assembly. 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