United Democratic Forces (Benin)
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The United Democratic Forces ({{langx|fr|Forces Démocratiques Unies}}, FDU) was a political alliance in Benin led by Mathurin Nago.
History
In response to president Yayi Boni's potential constitution change to allow him to run for a third term, Nago left the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin. The FDU was established on 9 February 2015 as an alliance of the Union for Progress and Democracy, Impulse for a New Vision of the Republic, the Party for Progress and Democracy and the Party for Democracy and Solidarity,[http://www.ortb.bj/index.php/info/politique/1272-mathurin-coffi-nago-lance-l-alliance-forces-democratiques-unies Mathurin Coffi Nago lance l'alliance Forces Démocratiques Unies] ORTB all of which had previously been part of the Cowry Forces for an Emerging Benin.[http://www.lanationbenin.info/index.php/k2/item/618-naissance-de-l-alliance-forces-democratiques-unies-mathurin-nago-lance-sa-machine-politique Birth of the United Democratic Forces alliance: Mathurin Nago launches his political machine] La Nation, 16 March 2015 The alliance won four seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections.[http://www.24haubenin.info/?+Les-FCBE-arrivent-en-tete-du+ Les FCBE arrivent en tête du scrutin législatif avec 32 sièges] 24 Heures, 2 May 2015
In December 2018, prior to the 2019 parliamentary elections, the alliance merged into the Progressive Union.[https://web.archive.org/web/20181208063530/http://lanationbenin.info/index.php/politique-2/143-politique/18690-naissance-de-l-union-progressiste-plusieurs-dizaines-de-partis-politiques-enterres Naissance de l’Union progressiste: Plusieurs dizaines de partis politiques « enterrés »] La Nation, 4 December 2018
References
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Category:Defunct political party alliances in Benin
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Category:Political parties disestablished in 2015