Rally for Democracy and Progress (Benin)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, RDP) is a political party in Benin.

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History

The party was established in 1995 as the Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Panafricanisme, RDP),[1] and was led by Dominique Houngninou.[2] In the parliamentary elections that year it received 1.4% of the vote, winning one seat,[3] taken by Houngninou.[4] In the 1999 elections its vote share fell to 0.9%, but Houngninou retained his seat.[5][6]

By the 2003 elections it had become the Rally for Democracy and Progress. It joined the Presidential Movement (MP), with Houngninou again retaining his seat as the MP won a total of 52 seats.[7][8]

References
  1. David Seddon (2013) Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa, Routledge
  2. Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p296
  3. Elections Today, October 1995, p30
  4. Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 28 March 1995 Constitutional Court
  5. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, p80
  6. Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 30 March 1999 Constitutional Court
  7. Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 30 March 2003 Constitutional Court
  8. Elections in Benin African Elections Database
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