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Union for Progress and Reform
LeaderZéphirin Diabré
Founded2010
IdeologyBig tent
Pro-democracy[1]
Political positionCenter

The Union for Progress and Reform (Template:Lang-fr, UPC) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The party describes itself to be non-ideological.[1]

History

The UPC was established by Zéphirin Diabré in 2010 after he left the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP).[2][3]

The party finished third in the popular vote in the 2012 parliamentary elections. It won 19 of the 127 seats in the National Assembly, becoming the second-largest party after the CDP.

References

  1. ^ a b About UPC- Union pour le Progrès et le Changement Official UPC Facebook page
  2. ^ Tom Lansford (2014) Political Handbook of the World 2014, CQ Press, p203
  3. ^ Last elections IPU