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Elections for the National Revolutionary Assembly were held in Benin on 18 June 1989. At the time, the country was a one-party state under the People's Revolutionary Party of Benin, with voters given the choice of approving the party's list of 206 candidates (increased from 196 at the 1984 elections) or not. In the election, 89.6% of voters approved the list, with 9.7% voting against.[1] Turnout was 86%.[2]
Following the election, Mathieu Kérékou was re-elected President (unopposed) by the Assembly on 2 August.[3]
| Choice | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Approve | 1,695,860 | 89.6 | |
| Not approve | 164,665 | 8.7 | |
| Abstain | 32,176 | 1.7 | |
| Total | 1,892,701 | 100 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al | |||
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