Union Makes the Nation is an alliance of opposition political parties in Benin

Benin

Benin , officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It borders Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin is where a majority of the population is located...

. It is composed of the PRD

Democratic Renewal Party (Benin)

The Democratic Renewal Party is a political party of Benin led by Adrien Houngbédji. Houngbédji lived in exile for several years, but returned to Benin to take part in the National Conference of 1990. He built up his party largely around other exiled Beninese...

, MADEP

African Movement for Development and Progress

The African Movement for Development and Progress is a political party in Benin. In the last legislative elections, held on 30 March 2003, the party was part of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of President Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential election, and won 9...

, PSD

Social Democratic Party (Benin)

The Social Democratic Party is a political party in Benin.The PSD was founded in 1990. Running together with the National Union for Solidarity and Progress in the February 1991 parliamentary election, the PSD won 9.8% of the vote and eight out of 64 seats in the National Assembly.The PSD's first...

, RB

Benin Rebirth Party

The Benin Rebirth Party is an oppositional, more or less liberal party in Benin. The party is led by Nicéphore Soglo, who was President of Benin from 1991 to 1996....

, Key Force

Key Force

The Key Force is a political party in Benin.In the 30 March 2003 parliamentary election, the party was a member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections. The Key Force won 5 out of 83 seats. In the 31 March 2007...

, MDS

Movement for Development and Solidarity

The Movement for Development and Solidarity is a political party in Benin.At the last legislative elections, 30 March 2003, the party was member of the Presidential Movement, the alliance of supporters of Mathieu Kérékou, who had won the 2001 presidential elections, and won 1 out of 83 seats...

, UNDP

National Union for Democracy and Progress (Benin)

The National Union for Democracy and Progress is a political party of Benin. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won two out of 83 seats....

, MARCHE, PDPS

Party for Democracy and Social Progress

The Party for Democracy and Social Progress is a political party of Benin. In the parliamentary election held on 31 March 2007, the party won one out of 83 seats....

 and RDL VIVOTEN, 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

Yayi Boni

Dr. Thomas Yayi Boni , a Beninese banker and politician, is the current President of Benin. He took office on 6 April 2006 after winning elections held in the previous month.-Biography:...

. The Union contested the 2011 presidential

Beninese presidential election, 2011

A presidential election was held in Benin on 13 March 2011 ; a runoff would have been held on 27 March 2011, if it had been necessary....

 and parliamentary elections

Beninese parliamentary election, 2011

A parliamentary election was held in Benin on 30 April 2011, delayed from 17 April 2011. Turnout was reportedly rather low. The election saw a 6-seat increase for the Cauri Forces for an Emerging Benin, composed of allies of the president Yayi Boni, which took nearly half the parliamentary seats...

. Their presidential candidate, Adrien Houngbédji

Adrien Houngbédji

Adrien Houngbédji is a Beninese politician and the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party , one of Benin's main political parties. He was President of the National Assembly of Benin from 1991 to 1995, Prime Minister of Benin from 1996 to 1998, and President of the National Assembly for a second...

, was credited with 35.7% of the vote; he issued a statement rejecting the validity of the election results. In the parliamentary elections, the Union took 30 seats out of 83 to become by far the largest opposition party.