The African Movement for Development and Progress () is a

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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 ...

created in 1997. In the

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held on 30 March 2003, the party was part of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of President

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 election, and won nine out of 83 seats.IPU PARLINE page for 2003 parliamentary election
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, African Elections Database. The President of MADEP is Séfou Fagbohoun, a wealthy businessman. A leading member of the party, Antoine Kolawolé Idji, was elected President of the National Assembly in April 2003. In the presidential election of 5 March 2006, the party's candidate, Antoine Kolawolé Idji, took fifth place with 3.25% of the vote. In the March 2007 parliamentary election, MADEP participated in the Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy, which won a total of 20 seats. The party has used the

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as a symbol in its campaign literature.

References

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