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Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives

political party in Burkina Faso

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ7886574 ↗
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The Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives (French: Union des Démocrates et Progressistes Indépendants) was a political party in Burkina Faso.

At the last legislative elections, 5 May 2002, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 111 seats.

On 29 January 2026, all parties, including this one, were dissolved through decree by the junta government in Burkina Faso.

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