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Alternative Faso (, FA) is a liberal political party in
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,87 ...
led by
Ablassé Ouedraogo Ablassé Ouédraogo (born 30 June 1953 in Dabaré) is a Burkinabé economist, diplomat and politician. Ouédraogo served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for Burkina Faso between 1994 and 1999. He is the founder of the Alternative Faso party and ...
.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p204


History

The party was established by Ouédraogo on 30 June 2011.«Le Faso Autrement» : Nouveau-né de l'Arène politique Burkinabé
Burkina 24, 30 June 2011 It received 1.3% of the vote in the 2012 parliamentary elections, winning a single seat in the
National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repr ...
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Party website
2011 establishments in Burkina Faso Liberal parties in Africa Political parties established in 2011 Political parties in Burkina Faso {{BurkinaFaso-party-stub