Pro-government parties win parliament majority in Benin polls
The two parties supporting President Talon together won 81 out of 109 seats.
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The two parties supporting President Talon together won 81 out of 109 seats.
Benin’s pro-government parties won a majority of seats in parliament, the country’s constitutional court said Thursday, in a vote marking the return of the opposition after four years of absence.
The Beninese Constitutional Court confirms that the presidential movement won the majority in Parliament on Sunday with 81 seats won out of 109. The opposition is also making a comeback after…
The main opposition party, the Les Democrates, wins 28 seats in the 109-seat parliament, preliminary results show.
Benin's main opposition on Thursday rejected the results of this week's parliamentary election, claiming vote buying and fraud allowed allies of President Patrice Talon to win a majority of legislature seats.