The Greens of Burkina (, VB) is a 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 ...
.
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
1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
and
1997 parliamentary elections, but failed to win a seat.
The UVDB nominated
Ram Ouédraogo as its candidate for the
1998 presidential election. Ouédraogo finished second in the vote with 6.6%, losing to incumbent
Blaise Compaoré.
The party split after the
2002 parliamentary elections, with a faction led by Ouédraogo leaving to form the
Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina, 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 party joined the
Convention of Democratic Forces alliance, alongside the
Convention for Democracy and Federation, the
Convention for Democracy and Liberty and the
Rally for Independent Forces/Party of the Youth of Burkina.
[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, 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