Burkina Faso

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The Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. List of Heads of State of Burkina Faso (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Affiliations:- See Also:- Burkina Faso Heads of Government of Burkina Faso Colonial Heads of Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) Lists of Incumbents Categories: Burkina Faso | Lists of office-holders ... Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951) has been the president of Burkina Faso since 1987. ... The office of Prime Minister of Burkina Faso was initially created in 1971, when Burkina Faso was named Upper Volta. ... Paramanga Ernest Yonli, also sometimes known as Ernest Paramanga Yonli (born 1956), is the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso, since November 6, 2000. ... The unicameral National Assembly of Burkina Faso is the countrys legislative body. ... This article lists political parties in Burkina Faso. ... Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso. ... The Burkina Faso presidential elections of 2005 will take place on November 11. ... Burkina Fasos 45 provinces are grouped into 13 administrative regions: List of Burkinabé regions (capitals in parenthesis): Boucle du Mouhoun (Dédougou) Cascades (Banfora) Centre (Ouagadougou) Centre-Est (Tenkodogo) Centre-Nord (Kaya) Centre-Ouest (Koudougou) Centre-Sud (Manga) Est (Fada Ngourma) Hauts-Bassins (Bobo Dioulasso) Nord (Ouahigouya) Plateau... Burkina Faso is divided into 45 administrative provinces, that are divided in Départements. ... Below the provinces, Burkina Faso is divided into departments. ... Burkina Faso has excellent relations with European--including the European Union--North African, and Asian countries, which are all active development partners. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ...

It was founded by merger of the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement with the National Convention of Progressive Patriots / Social Democratic Party (CNPP/PSD), Group of Revolutionary Democrats (GDR), Movement for Socialist Democracy (MDS), Party of Action for the Liberalism in Solidarity (PACTILS), Party for Democracy and Rally (PDR), Rally of Independent Social Democrats (RSI), Union of Social Democrats (UDS), Union of Democrats and Patriots of Burkina (UDPB) and factions of the Groups of Patriotic Democrats (GDP) and the Burkinabè Socialist Bloc (BSB). Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement (French: Congrès Organisation pour la Démocratie Populaire - Mouvement du Travail) was the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. ... Movement for Socialist Democracy (in French: Mouvement pour la Démocratie Socialiste) was a political party in Burkina Faso. ... Burkinabè Socialist Bloc (in French: Bloc Socialiste Burkinabè) was a sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. ...

The party initially claimed to be a Marxist party, but it officially adopted a platform of Free Markets and Multi-Party Democracy. Since the reástablishment of the office of Prime Minister in 1992, all Prime Ministers of Burkina Faso have been members of this party, as have most other national officials, and the party has the most seats in Parliament. Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of a cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ...

At the last legislative elections, 5 May 2002, the party won 49.5 % of the popular vote and 57 out of 111 seats. A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, its candidate Blaise Compaoré won 80.35 % of the popular vote. The Burkina Faso presidential elections of 2005 will take place on November 11. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... Blaise Compaoré (born February 3, 1951) has been the president of Burkina Faso since 1987. ...