Voltaic Progressive Front

The Voltaic Progressive Front (French: Front Progressiste Voltaïque, FPV) was a political party in Upper Volta.

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History

The party was established in 1977 as the Voltaic Progressive Union (Union Progressiste Voltaïque, UPV) by dissidents from several parties.[1] The UPV received 16% of the vote in the April 1978 parliamentary elections, winning nine seats.[2][1] It nominated Joseph Ki-Zerbo as its candidate in the presidential elections in May. Ki-Zerbo finished fourth in the four-man field with 16% of the vote.

In 1979 the party was renamed the Voltaic Progressive Front. It was banned in November 1980.[1]

References
  1. Lawrence Rupley, Lamissa Bangali, Boureima Diamitani (2013) Historical Dictionary of Burkina Faso, Rowman & Littlefield, p221
  2. Nohlen, D, Krennerich, M & Thibaut, B (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, pp134–141 ISBN 0-19-829645-2
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