The Coalition of Democratic Forces (french: Coalition des Forces Démocratiques, CFD) was a

political alliance A political group is a group consisting of political parties or legislators of aligned ideologies. A technical group is similar to a political group, but with members of differing ideologies. International terms Equivalent terms are used differ ...

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...

History

The CFD was formed in the run-up to the 2002 parliamentary elections as an alliance of the

Convention for Democracy and Federation The Convention for Democracy and Federation (french: Convention pour la Démocratie et la Fédération, CDF) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History The party was established in 1998,David Seddon (1998) ''Political and Economic Dictionary ...

(CDF), the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (UVDB), the

Movement for Tolerance and Progress Movement for Tolerance and Progress (in French: ''Mouvement pour la Tolérance et le Progrès, MTP'' and in Mooré: Moog Teeb Panpaasgo) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigung ...

(MTP) and the African Democratic Rally–Refusers' Front.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p203 The alliance won five seats in the elections, and was given a cabinet post responsible for primary education and literacy. The CDF and the Greens (a successor to the UVDB) later formed the

Convention of Democratic Forces The Convention of Democratic Forces (, CFD) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. History The CFD was established prior to the 2007 parliamentary elections as an alliance of the Convention for Democracy and Federation, the Greens of Burkina ...

alliance prior to the

2007 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative el ...

References

{{Burkinabé political parties Defunct political party alliances in Burkina Faso