The Union for the Triumph of Democratic Renewal (french: Union pour le Triomphe du Renouveau Démocratique, UTRD) was a

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History

The UTRD was established in 1991 to support presidential candidate

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, and initially consisted of the

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(UDFP), the

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(MDPS) and the Union for Liberty and Development (ULD).Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) ''Historical Dictionary of Benin'', Scarecrow Press, p351 It won 12 seats in the 1991 parliamentary election, emerging as the largest faction in the 64-seat

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. Soglo went on to win the

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in March, beating

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in a runoff. Subsequently the alliance expanded, changing its name to New Republic (''Nouvelle République'') when an additional nine MPs joined. In 1993 it became Renewal (''La Renouveau'') after absorbing another 13 MPs, giving it a total of 34 seats. The

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and

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were amongst the parties that joined.Houngnikpo & Decalo, p310 The alliance split prior to the 1995 elections. Of the three original parties, only the UDFP contested the elections, failing to win a seat.

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