Juvento

Juvento, also known as the Mouvement de Jeunesse Togolaise, is a social democratic political party in Togo.

History

The party was formed 25 September 1951 as a radical youth wing of the Party of [Togolese Unity|Committee of Togolese Unity]. It ran in alliance with the CUT in the French Togoland [Territorial Assembly election, 1952|1952 Territorial Assembly elections], with the two parties winning nine of the 30 seats. It did not contest the 1955 elections and failed to win a seat in the French Togoland [parliamentary election, 1958|1958 elections], when it received just 0.2% of the vote. The following year it split from the CUT to become a standalone party.
Following the 1963 Togolese [coup d'état|1963 coup] it was one of four parties to join the Reconciliation and National Union, which presented a single list in the Togolese [general election, 1963|1963 parliamentary elections], with each party taking 14 seats. However, the party was dissolved after the 1967 coup.
In the early 1990s a new party was formed using the same name. It won two seats in the 2002 parliamentary elections, but received just 0.2% of the vote in the 2007 parliamentary elections, losing both seats.