Ecological Party for Progress
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The Ecological Party for Progress was a political party
in Burkina Faso
. It was led by Charles Salvi Somé. PEP was registered on May 6, 1991. In 1995 PEP merged with the Party for Social Democracy of Valère Somé
and the Democratic Action Group, forming the Party for Unified Social Democracy (PDSU).
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
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...
. It was led by Charles Salvi Somé. PEP was registered on May 6, 1991. In 1995 PEP merged with the Party for Social Democracy of Valère Somé
Valère Somé
Dr. Valère Somé is a politician and scholar from Burkina Faso. Somé was the leader of the Union of Communist Struggles - Reconstructed during the 1980s...
and the Democratic Action Group, forming the Party for Unified Social Democracy (PDSU).