The Congress of People for Progress () is a

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 ...

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 ...

. At the last

legislative A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country or city. They are often contrasted with the executive and judicial powers of government. Laws enacted by legislatures are usually known as p ...

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...

in Benin, on March 30, 2003, the party was a 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 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 ...

, who had won the 2001 presidential elections. It took part in a combined list of the

Movement for Development by Culture The Movement for Development by Culture (french: Mouvement pour le Développement par la Culture) is a political party in Benin. At the legislative elections in Benin, elections, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, ...

, the

Party of Salvation The Party of Salvation (, PS) was a political party in Benin. History The PS was established in 1994. It contested the 1995 parliamentary elections in an alliance with the National Rally for Justice and Peace. However, the two parties failed to ...

and the Congress of People for Progress, that won 2 of the 83 available seats.

References

Political parties in Benin Political parties with year of establishment missing {{Benin-party-stub