2007 Beninese parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to organisational difficulties. Twenty-six political parties and 2,158 candidates contested the elections for the 83 seats in the National Assembly;Législatives : un test crucial pour le président AFP, 30 March 2007 there were 24 constituencies and 17,487 polling stations.Voting for parliamentary poll ends in Benin African Press Agency, 1 April 2007

The elections saw the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin emerge as the largest party, winning 35 of the 83 seats. Turnout was estimated at 58.69%.Beninese president's coalition takes lead in legislative elections: CENA Xinhua, 7 April 2007 The new National Assembly was sworn in on 23 April.Wilfried Léandre Houngbedji, Installation de la 5è législature: Des députés en sursis, Fagbohoun se plaint L'Araignee, 23 April 2007

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