2016 Beninese presidential election

2016 Beninese presidential election

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Nominee Patrice Talon Lionel Zinsou
Party Independent FCBE
Popular vote 2,030,941 1,076,061
Percentage 65.37% 34.63%

President before election

Yayi Boni
FCBE

Elected President

Patrice Talon
Independent

Presidential elections were held in Benin on 6 March 2016, having been delayed by one week due to logistical constraints.[1] Incumbent president Thomas Boni Yayi was at the end of his second presidential term and was constitutionally barred from running for a third. The elections grabbed the interest of many of the country's top businessmen, resulting in over 30 candidates trying to run for the presidency.[2] A second round was held on 20 March,[3] in which businessman Patrice Talon defeated Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou.

  1. ^ "Bénin: présidentielle reportée au 6 mars". BBC (in French). 2016-02-12.
  2. ^ "Benin's campaign trail gets busier ahead of polls". Africa News. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  3. ^ "Record 33 Candidates Vying for Benin Presidency". VOA. Retrieved 2016-03-05.