Rally for Democracy and Progress (Benin)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress (French: Rassemblement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, 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]