National Assembly (Benin)

National Assembly (Benin)

Benin coat of arms	Parliament building
Basic data
Seat:	Porto-Novo
Legislative period :	four years
First session:	April 1, 1991
MPs:	83
Current legislative period
Last choice:	April 26, 2015
Chair:	President, Adrien Houngbédji
Distribution of seats:	33 13 10 7th 5 4th 4th 2 2 2 1 33 13 10 7th 5 4th 4th 2 2 2 1  A total of 83 seats FCBE : 33 UN : 13 PRD : 10 RB-RP : 7 AND : 5 Alliance Soleil : 4 FDU : 4 ABT : 2 Alliance Eclaireur : 2 UB : 2 Parti Résoatao : 1
Website
www.assemblee-nationale.bj

The National Assembly ( fr . : Assemblée Nationale du Bénin ) is the parliament in the unicameral system of the West African state of Benin . The National Assembly consists of 83 members. It is the second most important institution in the state after the president. The seventh legislative period is currently taking place.

history

The forerunner of the National Assembly was officially established in the independence process on February 18, 1959. This institution was replaced on November 4, 1960 by the Constituent Assembly of Benin after full state sovereignty was achieved . On November 26, 1960, it passed the first constitution of the new West African country. This was finally replaced at the beginning of 1964 by a new assembly, which in turn passed a new constitution on January 11, 1964 with additional rights for the legislature. A socialist turn in political life followed and a one-party system was introduced, which ruled with the exclusion of parliament. However, after the introduction of a new constitution in 1974, the parliament was reinstated and renamed the Revolutionary People's Assembly of Benin ( Fr . : Assemblée Nationale Révolutionnaire ). After the revolution in 1990, the High Council of the Republic ( French : Haut Conseil de la République ) was set up temporarily from February 28, 1990 to March 31, 1991 . This was followed by the National Assembly, which still exists today.

Electoral system

The composition of the parliament is determined every four years according to proportional representation . The current electoral law dates from January 15, 1995. This stipulates that the 83 members of parliament are elected in 24 different constituencies . All citizens of Benin who have reached the age of 18 and are in full possession of their social and political rights are allowed to vote. Members of Parliament must be 25 years of age, born in Benin and have lived there for at least one year.

elections

The last elections took place in 2015 .

Political party	be right	%	Seats	+/-
Forces Cauris pour un Benin energy (FCBE)	889,362	30.19	33	-10
L 'Union fait la Nation (UN)	422.715	14.35	13	-17
Parti du Renouveau democratique (PRD)	411,463	10.57	10	-
Alliance Renaissance du Benin - Réveil patriotique (RB-RP)	208.909	7.09	7th	-
Alliance National pour la démocratie et le développement (AND)	225.145	7.64	5	-
Alliance Soleil	196.119	6.66	4th	+2
Forces démocratiques unies (FDU)	117.970	4.00	4th	-
Alliance pour un Benin Triomphant (ABT)	108.915	3.70	2	-
Alliance Eclaireur	100.741	3.42	2	-
Union pour le Bénin (UB)	85.363	2.90	2	0
Parti Résoatao	63.668	2.16	1	New
Other	115.672	-	-	-
Total	2,946,042	100	83	0
voter turnout		65.92	-	-
Source: Constitutional Court of Benin ( distribution of seats )

President

The President of the National Assembly is elected by all members of Parliament in a secret ballot. He is the second most important person in the state after the President . In the event of the head of state failing, the President of the National Assembly takes over his duties under Article 50 of the Benin Constitution.

No.	chamber	Legislature	Surname	Term of office
1	Transitional parliament		Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin	April 1959 - November 1960
2	Constituent Assembly		Valentin Djibodé Akplogan	November 1960 - October 1963
3	Transitional parliament		Tahirou Congacou	January 1964 - November 1965
4th	Assemblée Nationale Révolutionnaire (ANR)	1st legislative period	Ignace Adjo Boco	February 1982 - October 1982
5		2nd legislative period	Romain Vilon-Guezo	July 1984 - February 1989
6th		3rd legislative period	Ignace Adjo Boco	July 1989 - February 1990
7th	Assemblée Nationale du Benin	1st legislative period	Adrien Houngbédji	April 1991 - March 1995
8th		2nd legislative period	Bruno Amoussou	April 1995 - April 1999
9		3rd legislative period	Adrien Houngbédji	April 1999 - April 2003
10		4th legislative period	Ignace Adjo Boco	April 2003 - April 2007
11		5th legislative period	Mathurin Nago	April 2007 - April 2011
12		6th legislative term	Mathurin Nago	April 2011 - April 2015
13		7th legislative term	Adrien Houngbédji	since April 2015
Source: National Assembly website ( list )

See also

• Political parties of Benin

Web links

• Website of the National Assembly Benin (French)
• Benin Government website (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Information on Parliament , Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed July 2015.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Histoire et patrimoine ( Memento of the original from September 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , National Assembly website.Retrieved July 2015. 
3. ↑ L'Assemblée Nationale ( Memento des Originals from July 20, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Government of Benin, Retrieved July 2015. 
4. ↑ The President's curriculum vitae ( memento of the original dated June 29, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , National Assembly website.Retrieved July 2015. 
5. ↑ Electoral system , website of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, accessed July 2015.