Union for Benin

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The Union for Benin (French: Union pour le Bénin, UB) is a political alliance in Benin led by .[1] The alliance supports President Yayi Boni.[1]

History[]

The alliance was created on 21 March 2011,[2] and consists of the led by Dassigli, the Party for Development and Reform of , the (Antoine Alabi Gbègan), the (Lucien Agbota) and the (Faustin Godovo).[3] In the April 2011 parliamentary elections it received 4.5% of the vote, winning two seats. Houngnibo and became the alliance's MPs.[4]

In the 2015 parliamentary elections the alliance's vote share fell to 2.9%, although it retained both seats.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tom Lansford (2013) Political Handbook of the World 2013, CQ Press, p145
  2. ^ 2011 Legislative Elections: UTR, UTD, UFC, PDC and MDCP create "Union for Benin" Benin Site, 22 March 2011
  3. ^ Review of the Beninese Press, Tuesday 22 March 2011 French Embassy in Benin (in French)
  4. ^ Alphabetic list of Deputies of the sixth legislature on the 13 November 2013 Archived September 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine National Assembly
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