Union Makes the Nation

{{Short description|Alliance of opposition political parties in Benin}}

{{Infobox political party

| country = Benin

| name = Union Makes the Nation

| native_name = L'Union fait la Nation

| chairman = Bruno Amoussou

| leader = Adrien Houngbédji

| successor = Progressive Union

| ideology = Factions:
Progressivism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism

| colorcode = #DA6201

| website = http://www.lunionfaitlanation.org

| seats1_title = National Assembly of Benin

| seats1 =

}}

Union Makes the Nation ({{langx|fr|L'Union fait la Nation}}, abbreviated UN or the Union) is an alliance of opposition political parties in Benin, West Africa. It is composed of the MADEP, PSD, RB, Key Force, MDS, UNDP, MARCHE, PDPS, and RDL VIVOTEN,{{cite web|url=http://www.lunionfaitlanation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=54&Itemid=99|title=Partis membres|publisher=Union fait la Nation|language=fr|access-date=2011-11-06}} and therefore represents an expansion of the Alliance for a Democratic Dynamic to embrace most of the significant Beninese parties opposed to the government of President Yayi Boni. The Union contested the 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections. Their presidential candidate, Adrien Houngbédji, was credited with 35.7% of the vote; he issued a statement rejecting the validity of the election results.{{cite web|url=http://www.lunionfaitlanation.org/index.php?view=article&catid=69:actualites&id=247:declaration-de-houngbedji-suite-aux-resultats&format=pdf|title=Déclaration de Houngbédji suite aux résultats|access-date=2011-11-06|date=2011-03-11|author=Adrien Houngbédji|publisher=Union fait la Nation|language=fr}} In the parliamentary elections, the Union took 30 seats out of 83{{cite web|url=http://telecommunication.ivoire-blog.com/archive/2011/05/13/benin-proclamation-par-la-cour-constitutionnelle-des-resulta.html|title=BENIN: Proclamation par la cour constitutionnelle des résultats définitifs des législatives du 30 avril|access-date=2011-11-06|date=2011-05-13|language=fr|author=Emmanuel Gbeto}} to become by far the largest opposition party.