Movement for Development and Solidarity
Encyclopedia
The Movement for Development and Solidarity is a political party
in Benin
.
At the last legislative elections
, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou
, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won 1 out of 83 seats. It helped form the coalition Union Makes the Nation
, the main opposition to President Yayi Boni
's government since the 2011 elections.
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Benin
Benin
Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...
.
At the last legislative elections
Elections in Benin
Benin elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people. The National Assembly has 83 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation.Benin has a multi-party system, which means that there...
, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou
Mathieu Kérékou, was President of Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006. After seizing power in a military coup, he ruled the country for 17 years, for most of that time under an officially Marxist-Leninist ideology, before he was stripped of his powers by the National Conference of...
, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won 1 out of 83 seats. It helped form the coalition Union Makes the Nation
Union Makes the Nation
Union Makes the Nation is an alliance of opposition political parties in Benin. It is composed of the PRD, MADEP, PSD, RB, Key Force, MDS, UNDP, MARCHE, PDPS and RDL VIVOTEN, and therefore represents an expansion of the Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic to embrace most of the significant Beninese...
, the main opposition to President Yayi Boni
Yayi Boni
Dr. Thomas Yayi Boni , a Beninese banker and politician, is the current President of Benin. He took office on 6 April 2006 after winning elections held in the previous month.-Biography:...
's government since the 2011 elections.