Greens of Burkina
Greens of Burkina | |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Ideology | Green politics |
| Regional affiliation | Federation of Green Parties of Africa (Observer) |
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The Greens of Burkina (French: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in Burkina Faso.
History
The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (Union des Verts pour le Développement du Burkina, UVDB), and was initially led by
1997 parliamentary elections
, but failed to win a seat.
The UVDB nominated
1998 presidential election. Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent Blaise Compaoré
.
The party split after the
2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina, with the remainder of the party renamed Greens of Faso.[2]
In the lead up to the
2012 elections
, as it received 2.4% of the vote, retaining its three seats.
References
- ^ Burkina Faso Archived 2018-03-12 at the Wayback Machine Leftist Parties of the World
- ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p205
- ^ Lansford, p203
