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Beninese Legislative Elections, 2015 |
Beninese Legislative Elections, 2019 |
Beninese Presidential Election, 2016
Election Date:
March 6, 2016
Before the 2016 Beninese Presidential Election, then incumbent President Thomas Boni Yayi was at the end of his terms and was constitutionally barred from running for a third. The contest was mainly between former businessman, independent candidate Patrice Talon and Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou, who was also the leader of the ruling party Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin. The election was conducted in two rounds with Patrice Talon achieving a reversal in the second round.