The Party of Salvation (, PS) was 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 ...

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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 win a seat. The party ran alone 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 ...

, receiving 2.3% of the vote and winning one seat. Beikon Nestor Ezin became the party's sole MP.Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 30 March 1999
Constitutional Court Prior to the 2003 elections the party joined the

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, an 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 ran on a combined list with 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, ...

, Salute Party and the

Congress of People for Progress The Congress of People for Progress () is a political party in Benin. At the last legislative elections in Benin, on March 30, 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou Mathieu ...

, which won two seats.

References

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