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

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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 Dominique Houngninou. In the

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that year it received 1.4% of the vote, winning one seat, taken by Houngninou. In the 1999 elections 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
African Elections Database

References

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