National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party

The National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party (French: Convention Nationale des Patriotes Progressistes/Parti Social-Démocrate, CNPP/PSD) was a political party in Burkina Faso led by Pierre Tapsoba.

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History

The party was expelled from the Popular Front in March 1991, after criticising policies of the ruling Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement (ODP-MT).[1] It finished second in the parliamentary elections the following year, receiving 12% of the vote and winning 12 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly.

In May 1993 the party suffered a breakaway when six of its MPs left to join the new Party for Democracy and Progress.[2]

In 1996 it merged into the new Congress for Democracy and Progress alongside the ODP-MT.[3]

References
  1. Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p203
  2. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali & Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, p112
  3. Rupley et al, p44
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