National Union for Solidarity and Development explained

The National Union for Solidarity and Development (French: Union Nationale pour la Solidarité et le Developpement, UNSD) was a political party in Benin led by Adolphe Biaou.

History

The UNSD was established in 1995,[1] and contested the parliamentary elections that year as part of the Chameleon Alliance, alongside the National Salvation Front, the Democratic Party for National Union and the Union of Forces of Progress.[2] The alliance received 1.5% of the vote, winning a single seat.[3] Biaou took the sole seat.[4]

The party formed an alliance with the Rally for Progress and Renewal (RPR) prior to the 1999 elections. The two parties received 2.2% of the vote, winning one seat,[5] taken by the RPR's Valentin Aditi Houdé.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Africa South of the Sahara 2003, Psychology Press, p75
  2. http://www.electionpassport.com/files/BJ/BJ.pdf Benin
  3. Elections Today, October 1995, p30
  4. http://www.cour-constitutionnelle-benin.org/resultats/result_el_16avril95.pdf Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 28 March 1995
  5. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, p81
  6. http://www.cour-constitutionnelle-benin.org/resultats/result_el_10_avril99.pdf Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 30 March 1999