Congress for Democracy and Progress
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The Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso
. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
.
It was founded by merger of the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
with the National Convention of Progressive Patriots / Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD), Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR), Movement for Socialist Democracy
(MDS), Party of Action for the Liberalism in Solidarity (PACTILS), Party for Democracy and Rally (PDR), Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSI), Union of Social Democrats
(UDS), Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB) and factions of the Groups of Patriotic Democrats (GDP) and the Burkinabè Socialist Bloc
(BSB).
Since the reestablishment of the office of Prime Minister
in 1992, all Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso have been members of this party, as have most other national officials, and the party has the most seats in Parliament.
In the parliamentary election held on 5 May 2002, the party won 49.5 % of the popular vote and 57 out of 111 seats.
In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, CDP candidate Blaise Compaoré
won 80.35 % of the popular vote. He has been president of Burkina Faso since 1987 when he took power in a coup. At the May 2007 parliamentary election
, the party expanded its majority, winning 73 seats.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré is the President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso and the President of the Congress for Democracy and Progress .-First school years:...
.
It was founded by merger of the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement was the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in April 1989 by the Union of Burkinabè Communists, the Revolutionary Military Organization and factions from Communist Struggle Union - The Flame and Burkinabè Communist Group as a...
with the National Convention of Progressive Patriots / Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD), Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR), Movement for Socialist Democracy
Movement for Socialist Democracy
Movement for Socialist Democracy was a political party in Burkina Faso. The MDS surged when the Burkinabè Communist Group split in April 1989. In March 1991 it took the name MDS...
(MDS), Party of Action for the Liberalism in Solidarity (PACTILS), Party for Democracy and Rally (PDR), Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSI), Union of Social Democrats
Union of Social Democrats
Union of Social Democrats is an all-Russian non-governmental organization founded on October 20, 2007 by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev....
(UDS), Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB) and factions of the Groups of Patriotic Democrats (GDP) and the Burkinabè Socialist Bloc
Burkinabè Socialist Bloc
Burkinabé Socialist Bloc was a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. BSB was founded in December 1990 by Nongma Ernest Ouédraogo. Ouédraogo became the general secretary of BSB. Ouédraogo had been released from jail the previous year...
(BSB).
Since the reestablishment of the office of Prime Minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
in 1992, all Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso have been members of this party, as have most other national officials, and the party has the most seats in Parliament.
In the parliamentary election held on 5 May 2002, the party won 49.5 % of the popular vote and 57 out of 111 seats.
In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, CDP candidate Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
won 80.35 % of the popular vote. He has been president of Burkina Faso since 1987 when he took power in a coup. At the May 2007 parliamentary election
Burkinabe parliamentary election, 2007
A parliamentary election was held in Burkina Faso on 6 May 2007. The ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress won 73 out of 111 seats....
, the party expanded its majority, winning 73 seats.