Countries / Africa
BEN
Elections in Benin
republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
PT
Patrice Talon live
Head of government - independent politician
In office since
6 April 2016
Party
independent politician
Head of state
Romuald Wadagni
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
republic
Capital
Porto-Novo
Population
14 111 034
Country facts
Legislature
National Assembly
Established
1960
Currency
West African CFA franc
Official language
French
Capital
Porto-Novo
Region
Africa
Area
114,763 km2
Election history
11 April 2021presidential
Beninese presidential election
won: Patrice Talon ยท turnout 50.2%
6 March 2016presidential
Beninese presidential election
won: Patrice Talon
13 March 2011presidential
Beninese presidential election
won: Thomas Boni Yayi
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2016 - Lionel Zinsou Patrice Talon
peaceful - no coup recorded
2015 - Pascal Koupaki Lionel Zinsou
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.