The National Movement for Democracy and Development (french: Mouvement Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Développement, MNDD) was a left-wing

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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 ...

History

The MNDD was established in 1990 by

Bertin Borna Bertin Borna Babiliba (20 November 1930 – 15 June 2007) was a Beninese politician. He served as Minister of Finance. He was born on 20 November 1930 in Tanguiéta and received an international education. Borna attended the Parakou Congress of 19 ...

, who was popular in the north of the country.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Benin'', Scarecrow Press, p260 It contested the 1991 elections as part of three-party alliance alongside the Movement for Solidarity, Union and Progress (MSUP) and the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction (UDRN). The three parties received 8% of the vote and won six of the 64 seats in the

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. The alliance split prior to the

1995 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1995. Africa * 1995 Algerian presidential election * 1995 Beninese parliamentary election * 1995 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 1995 Ethiopian general election * 1995 Guinean legislative elec ...

, with the MNDD running alone and the other two remaining in an alliance. The MNDD won a single seat (taken by Borna)Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 28 March 1995
Constitutional Court with 2% of the vote, whilst the MSUP–UDRN alliance received 1% of the vote and failed to win a seat.

References

Defunct political parties in Benin Political parties established in 1990 {{Benin-party-stub