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
Corruption in Haiti project funding for what turned out to be a fictitious organization. No action was taken. In December 2008, Senator Joseph Lambert was linked to the murder of a Police Commissioner's wife in a case involving drug traffickers, but he was never charged. In 2008, a Police Chaplains International revealed that members of the judiciary and police force were divvying up embezzled funds in Port-de-Paix. Upon taking office in 2011, President Michel Martelly dismissed Parliament and began governing by executive order. The "New York Times" described Martelly as being "surrounded by a network of friends and aides who have been arrested