The Convention of Democratic Forces (, CFD) 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 ...

History

The CFD was established prior to the 2007 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 ...

, 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' ...

(both of which had previously been members of the Coalition of Democratic Forces), 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 and ...

and the

Rally for Independent Forces/Party of the Youth of Burkina The Rally for Independent Forces/Party of the Youth of Burkina (, RFI/PJB) 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 Con ...

.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p203 The alliance won three seats in the 2007 elections, and retained all three in the

2012 election This national electoral calendar for 2012 lists the national/ federal elections held in 2012 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *3–4 January: ...

References

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