People's Movement for Progress
The People's Movement for Progress (French: Mouvement du Peuple pour le Progrès, MPP)[1][2] is a political party in Burkina Faso that was founded on 25 January 2014 by former Congress for Democracy and Progress member Roch Marc Christian Kaboré. Kaboré ran as the party's presidential candidate in the November 2015 general election and was elected in the first round of voting; the MPP also won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso. It is a full member of the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International.[3][4]
People's Movement for Progress Mouvement du Peuple pour le Progrès | |
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| Abbreviation | MPP |
| Leader | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |
| Founded | 25 January 2014 |
| Split from | Congress for Democracy and Progress |
| Ideology | Social democracy Progressivism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Progressive Alliance Socialist International |
| National Assembly | 56 / 127 |
| Website | |
| mpp-burkina | |
References
- "Roch Marc Christian Kaboré à la tête d'un nouveau parti d'opposition", Jeune Afrique, 26 January 2014 (in French).
- "Blaise wants compromise", Africa Confidential, volume 55, number 3, 7 February 2014.
- "Parties and Organizations". progressive-alliance.info. Progressive Alliance. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- "SI Member Parties in Government". www.socialistinternational.org. Socialist International. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
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