2011 Beninese presidential election

2011 Beninese presidential election

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Registered	3,668,558
Turnout	84.82%
Nominee Yayi Boni Adrien Houngbédji Party Independent PRD Popular vote 1,579,550 1,059,396 Percentage 53.14% 35.64%
Results by department Boni   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Houngbédji   50-60%   70-80%
President before election Yayi Boni Independent Elected President Yayi Boni Independent

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Presidential elections were held in Benin on 13 March 2011 after being postponed twice from 27 February and 6 March 2011.^[1] Incumbent President Yayi Boni ran for re-election against thirteen other candidates, including former National Assembly head and political veteran Adrien Houngbédji and Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané, president of the West African Development Bank.^[2] He won 53.18% of the vote, enough to win a second term without a run-off. It is the first time since the restoration of democracy in Benin that a candidate has won the presidency in a single round. A second round run-off would have been held on 27 March 2011 if it had been necessary.^[3]