The Patriotic Revival Party (, PRP) is a political party 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 Janvier Yahouédéhou.

History

Yahouédéhou was nominated as the party's candidate for the 2011 presidential elections. He finished sixth in a field of 14 candidates with 0.56% of the vote. In the

parliamentary elections A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

later in the year, the party received 1.5% of the vote, failing to win a seat. The party contested the 2015 parliamentary elections in alliance with the

Benin Rebirth Party The Benin Rebirth Party () is a liberal political party in Benin. The party was founded on 24 March 1992 by then- First Lady Rosine Vieyra Soglo, who became the first Beninese woman to establish a new political party. The party was also headed by ...

. The two parties received 7% of the vote, winning seven seats and becoming the fourth-largest faction in the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...

.Les FCBE arrivent en tête du scrutin législatif avec 32 sièges
24 heures, 2 May 2015

References

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