The Convention of Democratic Forces is a political alliance in Burkina Faso

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...

 (former Upper Volta

Republic of Upper Volta

The Republic of Upper Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960 it attained full independence from France.Thomas Sankara came to power...

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It was founded in April 2005 by the Coalition of Democratic Forces

Coalition of Democratic Forces

The Coalition of Democratic Forces is an unregistered political organization in Rwanda. It was founded in January 2009 by former rwandan refugees in order to bring about democracy in Rwanda....

 and is composed of the following parties:

• Convention for Democracy and Federation (CDF)
• Rally for the Development of Burkina
  Rally for the Development of Burkina
  The Rally for the Development of Burkina is a registered political party in Burkina Faso . It joined in April 2005 the Convention of Democratic Forces together with the Convention for Democracy and Federation and the The Greens of Burkina. The Rally for the Development of Burkina seems to have...
  
   (RDB)
• The Greens of Burkina

The Rally for the Development of Burkina may have left the coalition, since it has separate election results listed. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the Convention of Democratic Forces won 3 of the 111 seats, and the RDB 2.