The National Salvation Front (french: Front National du Salut) was a political party in
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 FNS joined the
Chameleon Alliance
The Chameleon Alliance (french: Alliance Caméléon, AC) is a political alliance in Benin.
History
The alliance was formed to contest the 1995 parliamentary elections, and consisted of the National Salvation Front, the National Union for Solid ...
to contest the
1995 parliamentary elections. The alliance received 1.5% of the vote, winning a single seat.
Prior to the
1999 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1999.
* 1999 electoral calendar
Africa
* 1999 Algerian presidential election
* 1999 Botswana general election
* 1999 Beninese parliamentary election
* 1999 Central African Republic presidential elect ...
the party joined the UDES Alliance alongside the Democratic Union for Economic and Social Development, the
Bloc for Social Democracy
The Bloc for Social Democracy (french: Bloc pour la Social-Démocratie, BSD) was a political party in Benin led by Michel Magnide.
History
In the 1991 parliamentary elections the party ran in an alliance with the Alliance for Social Democracy
...
, the MCP and CND.
[Machioudi Dissou (2002) ''Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001'' Editions L'Harmattan, p81] The alliance failed to win a seat after receiving 0.8% of the vote.
References
Defunct political parties in Benin
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