Our Common Cause (french: Notre Cause Commune, NCC) 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 ...

led by Didier Dahounto.

History

The NCC was established by

Albert Teveodjré Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

after he was expelled from the National Rally for Democracy for prematurely declaring his candidacy for the March 1991 presidential elections.Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Benin'', Scarecrow Press, p296 It gained support from Catholics, and won six of the 64 seats in the February 1991 parliamentary elections. In the presidential elections Teveodjré finished third with 14% of the vote. The party was reduced to three seats in the 1995 elections, with Teveodjré, Soumanou Arouna and Denis Adanklounon representing the party in the National Assembly. The party split in 1997 when Teveodjré was expelled and established the National Party "Together". François Tankpinou replaced Teveodjré as party leader. It subsequently lost all three seats in 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 ...

.Machioudi Dissou (2002) ''Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001'' Editions L'Harmattan, p81

References

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