Benin · Government
Government and administration in Benin
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Executive — President and Council of Ministers
- Five-year term, renewable once.
- Legislative — National Assembly
- Unicameral, 109 deputies.
- Judicial — Cour suprême and Cour constitutionnelle
- Conseil supérieur de la magistrature governs the career.
- Advisory — Economic and Social Council
- Consulted on economic and social legislation.
How legislation is made
Bills are examined in committee and voted in plenary by the National Assembly. The President promulgates; the Constitutional Court may be seised before or after promulgation, including by individuals.
Enforcement institutions
- Police républicaine
- Unified police force merging former police and gendarmerie.
- Parquet
- Prosecutors direct the criminal action.
- Haute Autorité de lutte contre la corruption
- Anti-corruption body.
Government bodies and regulators
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