Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party

The Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party (French: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Parti Socialiste) is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta).

It was founded in May 2001 by merger of the Party for Democracy and Progress with the Burkinabè Socialist Party.

In the parliamentary election held on 5 May 2002, the party won 7.5% of the popular vote and 10 out of 111 seats. In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, its candidate Ali Lankoandé won 1.74% of the popular vote.

The party won two seats in the 2007 parliamentary election.

In the 2010 presidential election, the PDP/PS candidate Ouampoussoga François Kaboré won .6% of the popular vote.

Political parties in Burkina Faso

Parliamentary	People's Movement for Progress (55) Union for Progress and Reform (33) Congress for Democracy and Progress (18) Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (5) ADF–RDA (3) New Era for Democracy (3) National Rebirth Party (2) New Alliance of Faso (2) Alternative Faso (1) Organisation for Democracy and Labour (1) Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba (1) Rally for Democracy and Socialism (1) Union for a New Burkina (1) Movement for Democracy in Africa (1)

Unrepresented	National Union for Democracy and Development Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party Party of Independence, Labour and Justice Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina Social Forces Front Union for the Republic

Defunct	African Independence Party African Popular Movement African Regroupment Party Burkinabé Bolshevik Party Burkinabé Communist Group Burkinabé Socialist Bloc Burkinabé Socialist Party Citizen's Popular Rally Ecological Party for Progress Entente Fada N'Gourma Independent Party of Burkina Kaya Independent Party Marxist–Leninist Group Movement for Socialist Democracy Movement of Progressive Democrats National Convention for the Progress of Burkina National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party National Liberation Movement National Union for the Defence of Democracy National Union of Independents Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement Party for Democracy and Progress Party for Democracy and Rally Party for Democracy and Socialism Party of Independents Party of Labour of Burkina Patriotic League for Development Popular Action Grouping Rally for the Development of Burkina Rally of Social-Democrat Independents Republican Party for Liberty Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses Unified Democratic Party Union for Democracy and Social Progress Union of Burkinabé Communists Union of Communist Struggles Union of Communist Struggles – Reconstructed Union of Communist Struggles – The Flame Union of Social Democrats Voltaic Communist Organization Voltaic Democratic Movement Voltaic Democratic Party Voltaic Labour Party Voltaic Progressive Front Voltaic Regroupment Movement Voltaic Union

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