Benin’s 2026 legislative elections: the Constitutional Court’s final results.

The Constitutional Court of Benin has definitively ruled on the allocation of seats for the 10th Legislature arising from the legislative elections of January 11, 2026.

Through final results released on Monday, January 19, 2026, the high court confirms the major trends of the CENA that close the Parliament’s doors to the parties Les Démocrates (LD), Force cauris pour un Bénin émergent (FCBE) and Moele-Bénin.

According to the final results proclaimed by the president of the Constitutional Court, Dorothé Sossa, the total number of valid votes cast in the legislative elections of January 11, 2026 stands at 2,288,892 votes, with a national turnout rate of 36.74%.
In detail, the Force cauris pour un Bénin émergent (FCBE) obtains 4.78% of the votes, while Les Démocrates collect 16.20%. The Bloc républicain (BR) totals 36.62% of the votes, Moele-Bénin is limited to 1.19%, and l’Union progressiste Le Renouveau (UP-R) comes out on top with 41.21%.

In light of these figures, and in accordance with the provisions of the Electoral Code, only the UP-R and BR cross the legal 20% threshold required to claim a share of seats in the National Assembly. The other political formations, although present in the electoral contest, remain below this requirement and are, in fact, excluded from parliamentary representation.

The Constitutional Court grounded its decision on the provisions of the Electoral Code, which require parties not members of a parliamentary coalition to obtain at least 20% of the valid votes cast in each electoral constituency to be eligible for the distribution of seats.

According to the compiled results, LD crossed this threshold in only 11 of the 24 electoral districts, while FCBE and Moele-Bénin did not reach this threshold in any district.
The Court thus confirmed that these formations did not meet the legal conditions required to sit in Parliament.