Change 2005 () was a political alliance 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 former Upper Volta), founded to contest the presidential election in 2005. The incumbent,

Blaise Compaore Blaise is a personal name (from Greek Βλασιος, the name of Saint Blaise) and a place name. It can refer to: People * Blaise (name), including lists of people with the given name or surname ''Blaise'' Places France * Blaise-sous-Ar ...

, was standing for a third term and was expected to win despite claims that another term in office would be unconstitutional."Q&A: Burkina Faso votes "
''BBC News'', 11 November 2005 He was re-elected with 80.35% of the votes. Alternance 2005 was founded in December 2004 by 16 leftist parties. The grouping had put forward three candidates for the first round of the election: Hermann Yaméogo, president of Union nationale pour la démocratie et le développement (UNDD - National Union for Democracy and Development), Benewendé Stanislas Sankara of Union pour la renaissance/Mouvement sankariste (UNIR/MS - Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement) and Philippe Ouédraogo of the Parti africain de l'indépendance (PAI). However, Ouédraogo, later stood as a candidate for his own party, Rassemblement des écologistes du Burkina (RDEB - Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina) which announced its "retirement" from Alternance 2005 and supported its own candidate.Oumarou Kologo,
Les dons, phénomène anthropologique au coeur des élections au Burkina Faso: une analyse des comportements électoraux dans la ville de Ouagadougou
', chapter 2, note 71. Sankara, an MP, was one of the most prominent opposition figures in the election though few expected him to make an impression. He received 4.88% of the vote. The parties forming the alliance were: * African Independence Party *Citizens’ League of Builders *Convergence for Social Democracy *

Group of Patriotic Democrats The Group of Patriotic Democrats () is a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). The GDP is a leftist party founded in 1989. Its secretary general is Issa Tiendrebéogo. At the legislative elections An e ...

*Movement for Democracy and Rebirth *

National Union for Democracy and Development The National Union for Democracy and Development (french: Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Développement, UNDD) is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta). A part of the country's opposition,https://web.stanford.edu/dept ...

Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party The Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Parti Socialiste) is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta). It was founded in May 2001 by merger of the Party for Democr ...

Party for Democracy and Socialism The Party for Democracy and Socialism (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) was a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). In 1999 the African Independence Party (PAI) split, and Soumane Touré formed a ...

*Party of the Independent Forces for Development * Patriotic Front for Change *

Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina The Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina (RDEB) (''Rassemblement des Écologistes du Burkina'') is a political party in Burkina Faso. Background RDEB candidate Ram Ouédraogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 5th out of ...

* Sankarist Democratic Front *

Social Forces Front The Social Forces Front (french: Front des Forces Sociales, FFS) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election A presidential election is the election ...

*Socialist Peasants Party * Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement *

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 An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an ...

References

Defunct political party alliances in Burkina Faso {{BurkinaFaso-party-stub