Salute Party
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The Salute Party 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. It took part in a combined list of the Movement for Development by Culture
, Salute Party and the Congress of People for Progress
, that won 2 out of 83 seats.
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. It took part in a combined list of the Movement for Development by Culture
Movement for Development by Culture
The Movement for Development by Culture 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,...
, Salute Party and the Congress of People for Progress
Congress of People for Progress
The Congress of People for Progress is a political party in Benin.At the last legislative elections in Benin, on March 30, 2003, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections...
, that won 2 out of 83 seats.