Antoine Dayori is a Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

ese politician and the leader of the Hope Force

Hope Force

The Hope Force is a political party of Benin led by Antoine Dayori.In the presidential election held on 5 March 2006, the party won 1.25 % of the votes for its candidate, Antoine Dayori. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won two out of 83 seats....

 (Force Espoir) political party.

Dayori was one of five Force Clé candidates elected to the National Assembly

National Assembly of Benin

The unicameral National Assembly of Benin is the country's legislative body.The current National Assembly has 83 members who are directly elected through a system of party-list proportional representation and serve five-year terms.-See also:...

 in the March 2003 parliamentary election

Beninese parliamentary election, 2003

A parliamentary election was held in Benin in 30 March 2003. The 83 seats in the National Assembly of Benin were split between twelve parties and two main alliances....

. He served as Minister of Culture, Crafts, and Tourism from February 2005 to April 2006. He was a candidate in the March 2006 presidential election

Beninese presidential election, 2006

A presidential election was held in the West African state of Benin on March 5, 2006. Long-time president Mathieu Kérékou was barred from running again by a two term limit and an age limit of 70 years for candidates; in July 2005 he signalled that he would not seek to change the constitution, as...

, taking eighth place and 1.25% of the vote. In the March 2007 parliamentary election

Beninese parliamentary election, 2007

A parliamentary election was held in Benin on 31 March 2007, having been delayed from an earlier date of 25 March due to difficulties in organizing it. 26 political parties and alliances took part in the election...

, he was one of two Hope Force candidates to be elected to the National Assembly.