The Cauris 2 Alliance (, AC2) is a
political alliance
A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who a ...
in
Benin
Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...
led by
Léon Bani Bio Bigou and
Étienne Kossi.
[Tom Lansford (2013) ''Political Handbook of the World 2013'', CQ Press, p145] The alliance supports President
Yayi Boni
Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the 2006 Beninese presidential election, March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to ...
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History
In the April 2011 parliamentary elections the alliance finished in third place with 6.5% of the vote. However, it won just two seats, taken by Noudokpo Pascal Essou and Evariste Sinkpota.Alphabetic list of Deputies of the sixth legislature on the 13 November 2013
National Assembly
References
Political party alliances in Benin
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