Convergence for Social Democracy (in
French
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: ''Convergence pour la Démocratie Sociale, CDS'') is a
Sankarist
Sankarism (also written Sankaraism) is a term sometimes applied to denote a left-wing ideological trend within the politics of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa, as well as the policies of the military government led by Captain Tho ...
political party
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in
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 ...
.
It was founded in December 2002 as split from the
Union of Independent Democrats and Progressives
The Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives () is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta.
At the last legislative elections
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. It is led by Djéjouma Sanon.
Political parties in Burkina Faso
Sankarist political parties in Burkina Faso
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