The National Union for Solidarity and Progress (french: Union Nationale pour la Solidarité et le Progrès, UNSP) was a

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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 ...

led by Eustache Sarré.

History

The UNSP contested the 1991 parliamentary elections in an alliance with the

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.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Benin'', Scarecrow Press, p286 The alliance received 10% of the vote and won 8 of the 64 seats in the

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. Most of the MPs joined Renewal alliance in 1993. Prior to the 1995 elections the party formed the "New Generation" alliance with the

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 Gener ...

. The two parties received 3% of the vote, winning two seats. The seats were taken by Souléman Zoumarou and

Mamoudou Zoumarou Mamoudou is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Mamoudou Athie (born 1988), American actor * Mamoudou Hanne (born 1988), French, former Malian, sprint athlete *Mamoudou Kondo (born 1990), Malian footballer *Mamoudou Mara Mamoudo ...

. It was part of the

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for the

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. The Alliance received 4% of the vote and won four seats.Machioudi Dissou (2002) ''Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001'' Editions L'Harmattan, p80 The party nominated Wallis Zoumarou as its candidate for the 2001 presidential elections. Zoumarou finished ninth in a field of 17 candidates.

References

Defunct political parties in Benin {{Benin-party-stub