The Scout Alliance () is a

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Benin Benin, officially the Republic of Benin, is a country in West Africa. It was formerly known as Dahomey. It is bordered by Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east, Burkina Faso to the north-west, and Niger to the north-east. The majority of its po ...

led by Edmond Agoua.

History

The alliance was launched on 20 February 2015. It included the

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, the Renewal Party for Solidarity and Progress, the

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, the Common Action Front for the Emergence of a New Ethic in Benin, the New Alliance for Development, the

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, the

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, the Party of Collective Awakening for a Better Tomorrow, the Wadedji Democratic Party, the Liberal Reformer Party, Generation-Action-Progress, the

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, the Movement for Solidarity and Durable Development and the Youth Movement for the Emergence of Couffo. The alliance won two seats in the 2015 parliamentary elections.Proclamation of the results of the legislative elections of 26 April 2015
Constitutional Court

References

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