A parliamentary election was held in 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...

 on 30 April 2011, delayed from 17 April 2011. Turnout was reportedly rather low. The election saw a 6-seat increase for the Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin

Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin

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, composed of allies of the president Yayi Boni

Yayi Boni

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, which took nearly half the parliamentary seats. The major opposition was formed by a new alliance of parties, L'Union fait la Nation, whose leader Adrien Houngbédji

Adrien Houngbédji

Adrien Houngbédji is a Beninese politician and the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party , one of Benin's main political parties. He was President of the National Assembly of Benin from 1991 to 1995, Prime Minister of Benin from 1996 to 1998, and President of the National Assembly for a second...

 had run for president

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...

 in 2006 under the banner of the Democratic Renewal Party

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. The election consolidated the victory of Yayi Boni in the 2011 presidential election

Beninese presidential election, 2011

A presidential election was held in Benin on 13 March 2011 ; a runoff would have been held on 27 March 2011, if it had been necessary....

the month before; Houngbédji, the second-place candidate, had rejected the validity of that election's results.