Party for Democracy and Progress (Burkina Faso)

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The Party for Democracy and Progress (French: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, PDP) was a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta).

It was founded in April 1994 after a split in the National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party in May 1993.

It merged in February 1996 with the and the .

After merger with the Burkinabè Socialist Party the PDP became the Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party.

At the legislative elections in 1997 the party won 10.1% of the popular vote and 6 out of 111 seats.


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