The Union of Democrats and Independent Progressives () is a
political party
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in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳ðž¤ðž¤²ðž¤¢ 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 ...
(former
Upper Volta.
At the last
legislative
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elections
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, 5 May 2002, the party won 0.4% of the popular vote and 1 out of 111 seats.
Political parties in Burkina Faso
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