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National Forum Of Civil And Civic Awakening
The National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening (, FONEC) was a political party in Benin. History FONEC was established in late 1995.Interview with FONEC president Yacoubou Touré Jolome, 24 June 2009 In the 1996 presidential elections it supported the victorious candidate . The party subsequently joined the Suru Alliance to contest the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology, ideological or policy goals. Political parties have become a major part of the politics of almost every country, as modern party organizations developed and spread around the world over the last few centuries. It is extremely rare for a country to have Non-partisan democracy, no political parties. Some countries have Single-party state, only one political party while others have Multi-party system, several. Parties are important in the politics of autocracies as well as democracies, though usually democracies have more political parties than autocracies. Autocracies often have a single party that governs the country, and some political scientists consider competition between two or more parties to be an essential part of democracy. Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benin
Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. 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 population lives on the southern coastline of the Bight of Benin, part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Porto-Novo, and the seat of government is in Cotonou, the most populous city and economic capital. Benin covers an area of and its population in was estimated to be approximately million. It is a tropical nation, dependent on agriculture, and is an exporter of palm oil and cotton. Some employment and income arise from subsistence farming. The official language of Benin is French, with indigenous languages such as Fon, Bariba, Yoruba and Dendi also spoken. The largest religious group in Benin is Sunni Islam (27 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Presidential Election, 1996
Presidential elections were held in Benin in March 1996. The first round, held on 3 March, saw no candidate gain over 50% of the vote, resulting in a second round held on 18 March. Mathieu Kérékou, a former military dictator who had come second in the first round, was victorious in the second round, beating incumbent Nicéphore Soglo, after gaining the backing of the third- and fourth-placed candidates.Kunle Amuwo, "The State and the Politics of Democratic Consolidation in Benin, 1990–1999", in ''Political Liberalization and Democratization in Africa'' (2003), ed. Ihonvbere and Mbaku. Kérékou received very strong support from northern voters, but he also improved his performance in the south compared to the 1991 election. Soglo alleged fraud, but this was rejected by the Constitutional Court (who had annulled 22% of the votes in the first round), which confirmed Kérékou's victory. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou (; 2 September 1933 – 14 October 2015) was a Beninese politician who served as President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 19 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist–Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of 1990. He was defeated in the 1991 presidential election but was returned to the presidency in the 1996 election and controversially re-elected in 2001. Military background Kérékou was born in 1933 in Kouarfa village,"Après 29 ans de pouvoir, le Président Kérékou tire sa révérence" IRIN, 6 April 2006 . in north-west |
Suru Alliance
The Suru Alliance (, AS) was a political alliance in Benin. History The alliance was established in 1999, to contest the parliamentary elections that year, and consisted of the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction, the Forum for Democracy, Development and Morality, the Union for Homeland and Progress and the National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening The National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening (, FONEC) was a political party in Benin. History FONEC was established in late 1995.Gado Girigissou. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Parliamentary Election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 1999. The Benin Rebirth Party retained its status as the largest party in the National Assembly, increasing its number of seats from 21 to 27, whilst the Democratic Renewal Party won only 11 seats, a reduction of seven. Results References {{Beninese elections Elections in Benin Benin Benin ( , ; french: Bénin , ff, Benen), officially the Republic of Benin (french: République du Bénin), and formerly Dahomey, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the nort ... 1999 in Benin National Assembly (Benin) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Democracy And National Reconstruction
The Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction (french: Union pour la Démocratie et la Reconstruction Nationale, UDRN) was a political party in Benin led by Azaria Fakorede. History The UDRN contested the 1991 elections as part of three-party alliance alongside the National Movement for Democracy and Development (MNDD) and the Movement for Solidarity, Union and Progress (MSUP). The three parties received 8% of the vote and won six of the 64 seats in the National Assembly. The alliance split prior to the 1995 elections, with the MNDD running alone and the other two remaining in an alliance. Although the MNDD won a single seat with 2% of the vote, the MSUP–UDRN alliance received only 1% of the vote and failed to win a seat. MSUP leader Djamiou attempted to sought to have the election results in Cotonou overturned in the Constitutional Court, but his case was deemed inadmissible. In the 1999 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1999. * 1999 electoral c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forum For Democracy, Development And Morality
The Forum for Democracy, Development and Morality (french: Forum pour la Démocratie, le Développement el la Moralité, FDDM) was a political party in Benin. History The party contested the 1995 parliamentary elections as part of the "New Generation" alliance with the National Union for Solidarity and Progress. The two parties received 2.4% of the vote, winning two seats. The seats were taken by Souléman Zoumarou and Mamoudou Zoumarou. In the 1999 elections it was part of the Suru Alliance The Suru Alliance (, AS) was a political alliance in Benin. History The alliance was established in 1999, to contest the parliamentary elections that year, and consisted of the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction, the Forum for Democra ..., which won one seat.Machioudi Dissou (2002) ''Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001'', Editions L'Harmattan, p59 References Defunct political parties in Benin {{Benin-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Homeland And Progress
The Union for Homeland and Progress (, UPP) was a political party in Benin. History The UPP was established in 1996 and joined the Suru Alliance to contest the 1999 parliamentary elections, alongside the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction, the Forum for Democracy, Development and Morality and the National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening The National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening (, FONEC) was a political party in Benin. History FONEC was established in late 1995.Gado Girigissou. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gado Girigissou
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Union For Future Benin
The Union for Future Benin () was an electoral alliance in Benin. In the legislative elections held on 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won 31 out of 83 seats. The most important of the member parties were the Action Front for Renewal and Development () and the Social Democratic Party The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology. Active parties For ... (). Political party alliances in Benin {{Benin-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beninese Parliamentary Election, 2003
Parliamentary elections were held in Benin on 30 March 2003. African Elections Database The result was a victory for the parties of the pro-government supporting , which won 52 of the 83 seats. Results References Elections in Benin |
