The Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (french: Forces Cauris pour un Bénin émergent, FCBE) is a political party of
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ...
, formed by supporters of president
Yayi Boni Yayi may refer to
* China-Taiwan Yayi Cup, a Go competition
* Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1951), Beninese banker and politician
*Tongo Sarki Yayï Tongo may refer to:
Places
*Tongo, Ghana, town in Bolgatanga region of northeast Ghana
* Tongo, Sierra ...
. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won 35 out of 83 seats. The party expanded its plurality to 41 seats in the 2011 election that followed the contested
reelection
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of Yayi Boni as president.
After President Boni Yayi had served maximum two five-year terms, Lionel Zinsou, the candidate for Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (FCBE), lost the March 2016 presidential
election
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to
Patrice Talon
Patrice Guillaume Athanase Talon (born 1 May 1958) is a Beninese politician and businessman who has been President of Benin since 6 April 2016.
Early life and career
Talon is of Fon origin and was born in Ouidah. He descends from slave trad ...
.
A controversial new electoral code introduced in July 2018 saw the party fail to be validated to run in the