Rally for Progress and Renewal explained

The Rally for Progress and Renewal (French: Rassemblement pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, RPR) is a political party in Benin.

History

The party was established in 1998,^[1] and contested the 1999 elections in an alliance with the National Union for Solidarity and Development. The two parties received 2.2% of the vote, winning a single seat,^[2] taken by the RPR's Valentin Aditi Houdé.^[3]

In May 2014 the party joined the National Alliance for Development and Democracy.^[4] The Alliance won four seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections.

Notes and References

1. Africa South of the Sahara 2003, Psychology Press, p75
2. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, p81
3. 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
4. http://www.lapressedujour.net/?p=34058 Birth of a new grouping of political parties in Benin: Final communiqué of the Constituent Congress of the AND