Social Forces Front
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The Social Forces Front (FFS) is a political party
in Burkina Faso
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FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election
, placing 7th out of 13 candidates with 1.61% of the vote.
At the 2007 parliamentary elections it took part as part of the Union des Parties Sankaristes, UPS. Tiendrébéogo was elected to the National Assembly as a second candidate of UPS.
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...
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FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election
Burkina Faso presidential elections, 2005
A presidential election was held in Burkina Faso on November 13, 2005. The incumbent president, Blaise Compaoré, was currently leading with about 80% of the vote....
, placing 7th out of 13 candidates with 1.61% of the vote.
At the 2007 parliamentary elections it took part as part of the Union des Parties Sankaristes, UPS. Tiendrébéogo was elected to the National Assembly as a second candidate of UPS.