The Rally for Democracy and Progress (, RDP) is 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 ...

History

The party was established in 1995 as the Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism (''Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Panafricanisme'', RDP), and was led by

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. In the

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that year it received 1.4% of the vote, winning one seat, taken by Houngninou. In the

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its vote share fell to 0.9%, but Houngninou retained his seat. By the 2003 elections it had become the Rally for Democracy and Progress. It joined the

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(MP), with Houngninou again retaining his seat as the MP won a total of 52 seats.Elections in Benin
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References

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