Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening

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Movement for Citizens' Commitment and Awakening (French : Mouvement pour l'engagement et le réveil des citoyens, abbreviated MERCI) is a political party in Benin led by Séverin Adjovi.

In the 1999 parliamentary elections, MERCI elected two MPs: Amadou Assouma and Sacca Moussèdikou Fikara.

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