2016 Beninese presidential election

2016 Beninese presidential election
6 March 2016 (first round)
20 March 2016 (second round)
 
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. 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. A second round was held on 20 March, in which businessman Patrice Talon defeated Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou.

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