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Beninese Parliamentary Election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 2003.Elections in Benin
African Elections Database The result was a victory for the parties of the pro-government Presidential Movement supporting , which won 52 of the 83 seats.


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Alliance Of The Forces Of Progress (Benin)
The Alliance of Progress Forces () is a political party in Benin. In the parliamentary election held on 30 March 2003, the party was part of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou (who had won the 2001 presidential election), and won one out of 83 seats. In the parliamentary election 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 ... held on 31 March 2007, the party won one out of 83 seats.Elections in Benin
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2003 In Benin
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Elections In Benin
Elections in Benin take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a presidential system. Both the List of heads of state of Benin, President and the National Assembly (Benin), National Assembly are directly elected by voters, with elections organised by the Autonomous National Electoral Commission (CENA). Electoral history In 1926 three elected seats were created on the Administrative Council. Elections with a severely limited franchise were held in 1925 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, 1925, 1928 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, 1928, 1932 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, 1932, 1934 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, 1934 and 1936 Dahomeyan Administrative Council election, 1936. Following World War II, the territory began to elect members to the National Assembly (France), French National Assembly. The French legislative election, 1945 (Dahomey and Togo), first of these elections took place on 21 October 1945, with Dahomey ...
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New Alliance (Benin)
The New Alliance () was a political alliance 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 .... History The Alliance was formed prior to the 2003 elections as an alliance of the Democratic Party of Benin and the Union for Progress and Democracy.Bogdan Szajkowski (2005) ''Political Parties of the World'', John Harper Publishing, p66 Part of the opposition coalition, the Alliance won two seats. References Defunct political party alliances in Benin {{Benin-party-stub ...
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Star Alliance (Benin)
This article lists political parties in Benin. Benin has a multi-party system. The parties Parliamentary parties Elected in the 2023 parliamentary election. Other parties *Presidential Movement (''Mouvance Presidentielle'') ** Union for Future Benin or Union of Tomorrow's Benin (''Union pour le Bénin du futur'') *** Action Front for Renewal and Development (''Front d'action pour le rénouveau et le développement'', FARD-ALAFIA) ** Impulse to Progress and Democracy (''Impulsion au progrès et la démocratie'') **Alliance MDC-PS-CPP *** Movement for Development by Culture (''Mouvement pour le Développement par la Culture'') *** Party of Salvation (''Parti du Salut'') *** Congress of People for Progress (''Congrès du Peuple pour le Progrès'') ** Alliance of Progress Forces (''Alliance des Forces du Progrès'') ** Rally for Democracy and Progres (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès'') *Amana Alliance (''Alliance Amana'') *Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin (' ...
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Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)
The Democratic Renewal Party () was a political party of Benin led by Adrien Houngbédji. Houngbédji lived in exile for several years, but returned to Benin to take part in the National Conference of 1990. He built up his party largely around other exiled Beninese. PRD was legally recognized on September 24, 1990. Houngbédji was elected to the National Assembly in the 1991 parliamentary election and served as President of the National Assembly until 1995. In 1996, PRD joined the government, and Houngbédji was appointed prime minister. The coalition didn't last, however. Following the 1999 parliamentary election, Houngbédji was again elected as President of the National Assembly. The PRD was mainly based in Ouémé. In the presidential election of 5 March 2006, Houngbédji, the PRD candidate, won 24.2% of the votes in the first round. In the second round he won 25.4% and was defeated by Yayi Boni Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician w ...
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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 Vieyra Soglo after its foundation. It is led by Nicéphore Soglo, who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996 and later Mayor of Cotonou. Rosine Vieyra Soglo established the party to provide political support for her husband, then-President Nicéphore Soglo, who lacked backing from Benin's political elite. It initially worked, as the Benin Rebirth Party won 20 of the 83 seats in the National Assembly in the 1995 Beninese parliamentary election. However, President Nicéphore Soglo, who was seeking re-election, was defeated by former President Mathieu Kérékou in the 1996 Beninese presidential election. Soglo was the RB candidate in the March 2001 presidential election, taking second place with 27.1% of the popular vote in the first ...
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Rally For Democracy And Progress (Benin)
The Rally for Democracy and Progress (, RDP) is a political party in Benin. History The party was established in 1995 as the Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Panafricanisme'', RDP), and was led by Dominique Houngninou. 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 ... that year it received 1.4% of the vote, winning one seat, taken by Houngninou. In the 1999 elections its vote share fell to 0.9%, but Houngninou retained his seat. 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.
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Movement For Development And Solidarity
The Movement for Development and Solidarity () is a political party in Benin. In the legislative elections held on 30 March 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won one out of 83 seats. It helped form the coalition Union Makes the Nation, the main opposition to President Yayi Boni Thomas Boni Yayi (born 1 July 1951) is a Beninese banker and politician who was the president of Benin from 2006 to 2016. He took office after winning the 2006 Beninese presidential election, March 2006 presidential election and was re-elected to ...'s government following the 2011 elections. Political parties in Benin Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Benin-party-stub ...
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Impulse To Progress And Democracy
The Impulse to Progress and Democracy () is a political party in Benin. At the last legislative elections, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as president of the People's Republic of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and the Benin, Republic of Benin from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a milita ..., who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won two out of 83 seats. Political parties in Benin Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Benin-party-stub ...
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