The Greens of Burkina (french: Les Verts du Burkina, VB) is a political party 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 ...

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'', UVDB), and was initially led by Ali Kassamba. The UVDB contested the 1992 and 1997 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat. The UVDB nominated

Ram Ouédraogo Ram Ouédraogo (born January 2, 1950)Page at petiteacademie.gov. ...

as its candidate for the 1998 presidential election. Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent

Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

. The party split after the 2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the

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 ...

, with the remainder of the party renamed Greens of Faso.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p205 In the lead up to the

2007 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2007. * Electoral calendar 2007 * Elections in 2007 * 2007 United Nations Security Council election Africa * 52nd National Conference of the African National Congress * 2007 Algerian legislative el ...

, the party joined the

Convention of Democratic Forces The Convention of Democratic Forces (, CFD) was a political alliance in Burkina Faso. History The CFD was established prior to the 2007 parliamentary elections as an alliance of the Convention for Democracy and Federation, the Greens of Burkina ...

alliance, alongside 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

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

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 C ...

.Lansford, p203 The Convention received 2.34% of the vote, winning three seats. The alliance saw a small increase in its vote share in the

2012 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2012. International * 2012 United Nations Security Council election Africa Egypt * 2012 Egyptian presidential election Mali * 2012 Malian presidential election * 2012 Malian parliamentary electio ...

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

References

{{Green parties Political parties in Burkina Faso Green parties in Africa Political parties established in 1991 1991 establishments in Burkina Faso