Union for Homeland and Progress explained

The Union for Homeland and Progress (UPP) was a political party in Benin.

History

The UPP was established in 1996 and joined the Suru Alliance to contest the 1999 parliamentary elections, alongside the Union for Democracy and National Reconstruction, the Forum for Democracy, Development and Morality and the National Forum of Civil and Civic Awakening.^[1] The alliance received 1.5% of the vote, winning a single seat taken by the UPP's Gado Girigissou.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Machioudi Dissou (2002) Le Bénin et l'Épreuve Démocratique: Leçons des élections de 1991 à 2001 Editions L'Harmattan, p75
2. 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