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H.E. M. Emmanuel Tiamd,
President CENA

PArt i PArt ii
CoUNtrY ProfiLE LEgisLAtivE sYstEM

1. Official Name 1. Structure of National Legislature:
Republique du Bénin Unicameral

2. Government 2. Names of the Houses in vernacular and English
Presidential Republic Assemblee Nationale (National Assembly)
3. Head of State Designation 3. Total no. of members in each house elected/
President Patrice TALON nominated

4. Head of government Designation National Assembly : Members elected by direct
President Patrice TALON popular vote in multi-member constituencies us-
ing the party-list proportional representation sys-
5. Capital tem
Porto-Novo
(24 multi-member constituencies, 2 per 12 depart-
6. Currency ments)
Africaine franc
4. Popular House
7. Ethnic Groups (with %age population) Assemblee Nationale
Fon and related 38.4%, Adja and related 15.1%,
Yoruba and related 12%, Bariba and related 9.6%, 5. Type of Electoral System
Fulani and related 8.6%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Party-List Proportional Representation System
Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%, Dendi and related
2.9%, other 0.9%, foreigner 1.9% PArt iii
8. Date of Independence ELECtorAL sYstEM
1 August 1960 (from France)

9. Date of adoption of Democratic Constitution (A) ELECTION MANAGEMENT BODy
11 December 1990
1. Name of the EMB(S)
10. Language (s) Commisson Electorale Nationale Autonome-CENA
French (official) (Autonomous National Election Commission)

11. Literacy Levels 2. Website Address
Male: 53% Female: 25% Total:39% www.cena.bj

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