New Social Democracy (in
French: ''Nouvelle Démocratie Sociale, NDS'') is a
political party
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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 ...
.
Its secretary general is
Mamadou Samba Barry
New Social Democracy (in French: ''Nouvelle Démocratie Sociale, NDS'') is a political party in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an a ...
.
The NDS first took part in the parliamentary elections in 1992, following a growing movement towards a multi-party system in Burkina Faso. At the legislative elections in 1997 it won 2,885 votes. This number fell to 197 votes at the 2007 elections. The most recent elections, in 2015, saw the NDS win 165 votes.
[http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Legislatives2015/Liste%20Nationale.pdf ]
The party has, to date, yet to gain a seat in the National Assembly of Burkina Faso.
References
Political parties in Burkina Faso
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