Action Front for Renewal and Development
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The Action Front for Renewal and Development (French: Front d'action pour le rénouveau et le développement, FARD-Alafia) is an political party in Benin.
FARD-Alafia was founded in 1994.[1] In February 2004, Daniel Tawéma, who was then Minister of the Interior, was elected as the secretary general of FARD-Alafia, succeeding Jerome Sacca Kina Guezere.[2]Its candidate in the presidential elections of 4 and 18 March 2001, Mathieu Kérékou, won 45.4 % of the popular vote in the first round and 84.1 % in the second round. The second round was boycotted by the main contenders.
In the parliamentary election held on 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou. It established inside this Movement the Union for Future Benin, that won 31 out of 83 seats. The party's candidate in the March 2006 presidential election was Daniel Tawéma, who took 0.60% of the vote.
References
- ^ Agnès Oladoun Badou, "PARTIS POLITIQUES ET STRATEGIES ELECTORALESA PARAKOU", Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, 2003 Template:Fr.
- ^ "Le ministre de l'Intérieur élu à la tête du Parti", UPF (presse-francophonie.org), February 24, 2004 Template:Fr.
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