The United Democratic Forces (, 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,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.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.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.Naissance de l’Union progressiste: Plusieurs dizaines de partis politiques « enterrés » La Nation, 4 December 2018
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