Key Force

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The Key Force (French: Force clé) was a political alliance in Benin.

History[edit]

The alliance was formed prior to the parliamentary election, and consisted of the Movement for the People's Alternative, the 30th April Movement and some other political leaders.[1] It joined the Presidential Movement, an alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections. The Key Force won 5 out of 83 seats in the elections.[2]

In the 2007, parliamentary election the alliance won 4 seats.[3] It joined the Union Makes the Nation alliance for the 2011 elections, with the Union winning 30 seats.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bogdan Szajkowski (2005) Political Parties of the World, John Harper Publishing, p66
  2. ^ Benin 2003 Legislative Election Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Election Results Archive.
  3. ^ "Coalition supported by President Boni tops Benin’s legislative polls", African Press Agency, April 8, 2007.