Rally for Democracy and Progress (Benin) explained

The Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) is a political party in Benin.

History

The party was established in 1995 as the Rally for Democracy and Pan-Africanism (Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Panafricanisme, RDP),^[1] and was led by Dominique Houngninou.^[2] In the parliamentary elections that year it received 1.4% of the vote, winning one seat,^[3] taken by Houngninou.^[4] In the 1999 elections its vote share fell to 0.9%, but Houngninou retained his seat.^{[5] [6]}

By the 2003 elections it had become the Rally for Democracy and Progress. It joined the Presidential Movement (MP), with Houngninou again retaining his seat as the MP won a total of 52 seats.^{[7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. David Seddon (2013) Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa, Routledge
2. Mathurin C Houngnikpo & Samuel Decalo (2012) Historical Dictionary of Benin, Scarecrow Press, p296
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, p80
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
7. http://www.cour-constitutionnelle-benin.org/resultats/result_ep_08_avr03.pdf Proclamation of the definitive results of the legislative elections of 30 March 2003
8. http://africanelections.tripod.com/bj.html Elections in Benin