Rally of Progressive National Democrats the Chamber. In 2013, the party became a member of the Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition ("Mouvement Patriotique de l'Opposition Démocratique", MOPOD), a coalition of parties that oppose to President Michel Martelly. Rally of Progressive National Democrats The Rally of Progressive National Democrats ("Rassemblement des Démocrates Nationaux Progressistes", RDNP) is a political party in Haiti. The RDNP was founded in 1979 by then exiled president Leslie Manigat. It was registered officially as political party on 25 May 1987, but only on 15 July 1987 was it recognized by the electoral authorities. In the Haitian presidential election in 1988, Leslie
Michel Martelly Haitian history that an incumbent president's peacefully transferred power to a member of the opposition. Following the day after the damaged-quake in last year, the incumbent Haitian Prime Minister, Jean-Max Bellerive, resigned to allow Martelly to choose his own Prime Minister. Martelly was quick to pledge reforms for the post-earthquake reconstruction process. In August 2011, Martelly announced a plan to reinstate the nation's military. This plan was met with controversy as many human rights activists were concerned about bringing back a military which had been responsible for many atrocities in the past. In September 2011, Martelly formed an advisory board