Progressive Union for Renewal
Progressive Union for Renewal Union progressiste pour le renouveau | |
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| Abbreviation | UPR |
| Leader | Joseph Djogbenou |
| Founder | Bruno Amoussou |
| Founded | 1 December 2018 |
| Preceded by | Union Makes the Nation Democratic Renewal Party (2022) |
| Ideology | Social democracy Pro-Talon[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| Colors | Yellow |
| Slogan | Patriotisme – Travail – Solidarité |
| National Assembly | 53 / 109
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| Website | |
| unionprogressiste | |
The Progressive Union for Renewal (French: Union progressiste pour le renouveau, UPR), formerly called Progressive Union, is a political party in Benin, led by Bruno Amoussou. It tends to be more popular in the south of the country.[2]
In the 2019 Beninese parliamentary election, the party came first, winning 47 of 83 seats in the National Assembly.[3] Both the Progressive Union and the only other party in the National Assembly, Republican Bloc, are allied with President Patrice Talon.[3][4] The current Vice President of Benin, Mariam Chabi Talata, is a member. In July 2022, Bruno Amoussou retired and left the presidency of the UP to Joseph Djogbenou. In August 2022, the party merged with the Democratic Renewal Party and changed to its present name.[5]
Electoral history[edit]
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Parliamentary elections[edit]
| Year | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Position | Outcome |
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| 2019 | Bruno Amoussou | 645,214 | 56.22 | 47 / 83
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New | 1st | Government |
| 2023 | Joseph Djogbenou | 930,714 | 37.56 | 53 / 109
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Municipal elections[edit]
| Year | Votes | % | Councillors | +/- | Result |
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| 2020 | 994,602 | 40% | 736 / 1,815
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References[edit]
- ^ "'Unopposed election': Benin voters shun polls with only one choice". France 24. 29 April 2019. Retrieved 29 December 2022.
- ^ Millecamps, Matthieu (24 February 2020). "Au Bénin, une majorité « monocolore » tout en nuances". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b Live (May 2019). "Record low turnout at Benin polls with no opposition". France24.com. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Live (6 May 2019). "How Benin's democratic crown has slipped". BBC News. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Bénin: le Parti du renouveau démocratique fusionne avec l'Union progressiste" [Benin: the Democratic Renewal Party merges with the Progressive Union]. RFI (in French). 22 August 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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