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2016 Election
The following elections occurred in the year 2016. Africa Benin Republic *2016 Beninese presidential election 6 March 2016 Cape Verde * 2016 Cape Verdean presidential election 2 October 2016 Chad * 2016 Chadian presidential election 10 April 2016 Djibouti * 2016 Djiboutian presidential election 8 April 2016 Equatorial Guinea * 2016 Equatorial Guinean presidential election 24 April 2016 The Gambia *2016 Gambian presidential election 1 December 2016 Gabon *2016 Gabonese presidential election 27 August 2016 Ghana *2016 Ghanaian general election 7 December 2016 Morocco *2016 Moroccan general election 7 October 2016 Niger * 2016 Nigerien general election 21 February and 20 March 2016 Nigeria * 2016 Edo State gubernatorial election 28 September 2016 * Gubernatorial elections for Ondo State, Bayelsa State, Kogi State Republic of Congo * 2016 Republic of the Congo presidential election 20 March 2016 São Tomé and Príncipe * 2016 São Tomé and Prínci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Beninese Presidential Election
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. Background During 2015 and 2016 the leaders of some African countries undertook efforts to remain in power after decades of rule; a referendum in Rwanda resulted in Paul Kagame being allowed to remain in power, there was unrest in Burundi over President Pierre Nkurunziza's plans to run for a third term, whilst the long-term presidents of Uganda and the Republic of the Congo ran for office again. However, in West Africa, the long-term president of Burkina Faso was removed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |