African Movement for Development and Progress

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The African Movement for Development and Progress (

2001 presidential election, and won nine out of 83 seats.[1][2] The President of MADEP is Séfou Fagbohoun, a wealthy businessman.[3][4]

A leading member of the party,

presidential election of 5 March 2006, the party's candidate, Antoine Kolawolé Idji, took fifth place with 3.25% of the vote.[2]

In the

Alliance for a Dynamic Democracy,[5] which won a total of 20 seats.[6]

The party has used the

rooster as a symbol in its campaign literature.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b IPU PARLINE page for 2003 parliamentary election Archived 2017-07-16 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ^ a b Elections in Benin Archived 2021-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, African Elections Database.
  3. ^ "Affaire Sonacop SA / incarcération de Séfou Fagbohoun : Boni Yayi doit rester au-dessus de la mêlée" Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine, L'Informateur, June 22, 2006 (in French).
  4. ^ Political Parties of the World (6th edition, 2005), ed. Bogdan Szajkowski, page 66.
  5. ^ Alain C. Assogba, "Conclave à Cotonou hier : L’Add passe à l’offensive (Elle veut constituer sa propre majorité)" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, La Nouvelle Tribune (BeninInfo.com), April 6, 2007 (in French).
  6. ^ "Coalition supported by President Boni tops Benin’s legislative polls"[permanent dead link], African Press Agency, April 8, 2007.
  7. ^ "Papa Bonheur - MADEP". Library of Congress Africa Pamphlet Collection - Flickr. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2014-05-11.