Party for Democracy and Socialism

The Party for Democracy and Socialism (French: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) was a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta).

In 1999 the African Independence Party (PAI) split, and Soumane Touré formed a parallel PAI. Since the PAI led by Touré, which joined the government, obtained the legal recognition of the name PAI, the other PAI registered PDS as its electoral party in 2002.

At the legislative elections, 5 May 2002, PDS won 1.7% of the popular vote and 2 out of 111 seats. In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, its candidate Philippe Ouédraogo won 2.28% of the popular vote.

At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party again won 2 seats.

In 2012 the party merged into Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba.^[1]^[2]

National conventions of PDS

March 5, 2005: 1st National Convention
December 2, 2006: 2nd National Convention

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References

↑ l'Observateur. PDS/Metba : Une étoile verte dans le ciel politique burkinabè
↑ Sidwaya. Le PDS/Metba convoite 50 députés
↑ Législatives 2007 : Le jeux des alliances comme stratégie du PDS - Burkina
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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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