Patriotic Revival Party

Benin

This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Benin
Constitution Human rights
Government President Thomas Boni Yayi Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou
Parliament National Assembly President: Adrien Houngbédji
Administrative divisions Departments Communes Arrondissements
Elections Recent elections Presidential: 2011 2016 Parliamentary: 2011 2015 Political parties
Foreign relations
Other countries Atlas Politics portal

The Patriotic Revival Party (French: Parti Réveil Patriotique, PRP) is a political party in Benin 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 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 two parties received 7% of the vote, winning seven seats and becoming the fourth-largest faction in the National Assembly.^[1]

References

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

Political parties in Benin

National Assembly	Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin–Amana Alliance (33) Union Makes the Nation MADEP PSD Key Force MDS UNDP RDL Vivoten 13 Democratic Renewal Party (10) RB–RP (7) National Alliance for Development and Democracy (5) Sun Alliance UDS UPR FE 4 United Democratic Forces (4) Scout Alliance CBE PDPS 2 Alliance for a Triumphant Benin (2) Union for Benin (2) Résoatao Party (1)

Unrepresented	Alliance for Revival Alliance of the Forces of Progress Movement for the People's Alternative Restore the Hope

Portal:Politics List of political parties Politics of Benin

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, May 03, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.