The Convention for Democracy and Federation (french: Convention pour la Démocratie et la Fédération, CDF) is a political party in

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History

The party was established in 1998,David Seddon (1998) ''Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa'', Routledge, p150 and joined the Coalition of Democratic Forces prior to the 2002 parliamentary elections.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p203 The coalition received 4% of the vote and won five seats in the

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. In the lead up to the 2007 elections, the CDF formed the Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside the

Greens of Burkina The Greens of Burkina (french: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History The party was established in 1991 as the Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina (''Union des Verts pour le Développement du Burkina' ...

, the

Convention for Democracy and Liberty The Convention for Democracy and Liberty (, CDL) is a political party in Burkina Faso. History Prior to the 2007 parliamentary elections the party joined the Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside the Convention for Democracy an ...

and the

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. The Convention received 2.34% of the vote, winning three seats. The alliance saw a small increase in its vote share in the

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, as it received 2.4% of the vote, retaining its three seats.

References

{{Burkinabé political parties Political parties in Burkina Faso Political parties established in 1998 1998 establishments in Burkina Faso