Social Forces Front

The Front des Forces Sociales ( FFS) is a political party in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.

Due to its prominent party founder Norbert Michel Tiendrébéogo it is well known nationally.

History

After the presidential election of 2005, as their candidate Tiendrébéogo ended up with 1.6% of the vote only in seventh place, it was quiet around the FFS. Today she has only a few seats in the municipal councils and a seat in the National Assembly.

In the parliamentary elections of 2007, the FFS ran as part of an election Union ( Union des partis sankaristes, UPS ). Top candidate Tiendrébéogo was elected to the National Assembly, as well as a second candidate of the UPS.

On 14 March 2008 announced Tiendrébéogo, again to take over the party chairmanship after he had previously searched in vain for the post of chairman of the UPS.

Ideology

The FFS is one of many socialist- sankaristischen splinter parties. Ideologically, the FFS sees in the tradition of former President Thomas Sankara.

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  • Party in Burkina Faso
  • Socialist Party
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