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The G13 Baobab Alliance (French : Alliance G13 Baobab, AG13B) is a political alliance in Benin.
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The G13 Baobab Alliance (French : Alliance G13 Baobab, AG13B) is a political alliance in Benin.
The Group of 13 (G13) was established in 2008 by a group of influential MPs led by Salifou Issa. [1] Primarily representing business interests, it rejected a place in President Yayi Boni's cabinet and joined the G4, Key Force and several minor parties that had pledged to unseat Boni in the 2011 elections. It was speculated that the G13 would put forward Abdoulaye Bio-Tchané as its candidate in the election. Although Bio-Tchané subsequently ran as an independent, he was supported by some party members not linked with the Union for Relief. [1]
Prior to the 2011 parliamentary elections, the G13 Baobab Alliance was formed by independent candidates. [1] [2] It received 6% of the vote, winning two seats, with Venance Lubin Gnigla, chairman of the Coalition for an Emerging Benin (CBE), [3] and Valentin Aditi Houdé becoming MPs for the alliance.
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The Politics of Benin take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, wherein the President of Benin is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the legislature. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The current political system is derived from the 1990 Constitution of Benin and the subsequent transition to democracy in 1991. The Economist Intelligence Unit rated Benin a "hybrid regime" in 2022.
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