The Voltaic Democratic Movement (in French : Mouvement Démocratique Voltaïque ) was a political party in Upper Volta , led by Gérard Kango Ouédraogo . MDV was founded in 1955.
5-608: In the 1957 territorial assembly elections MDV came second with 26 seats. After the elections it formed a government together with the Unified Democratic Party . That government didn't last though, and MDV joined the Voltaic Solidarity (SV) grouping instead. Thus it lost government power. In 1958 MDV, along with the rest of SV, merged into the African Regroupment Party (PRA). This article about
10-1411: A Burkinabè political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Territorial Assembly Election in Upper Volta 1957 (Redirected from Territorial Assembly Election in Upper Volta 1957 ) Politics of Burkina Faso [REDACTED] Constitution (suspended) Human rights Government Interim President Ibrahim Traoré Interim Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla Parliament National Assembly President : Alassane Bala Sakandé Administrative divisions 13 regions 45 provinces 351 departments Elections Recent elections General: 2015 2020 Political parties Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister : Olivia Rouamba Diplomatic missions of / in Burkina Faso Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Other countries v t e Territorial Assembly elections were held in French Upper Volta on 31 March 1957. The result
15-786: The Emancipation of the African Masses Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses (in French : Parti Social pour l'Émancipation des Masses Africaines ) was a political party in Upper Volta , led by Joseph Conombo and Henri Guissou . PSEMA was founded in 1955 following a split in the Voltaic Union . Ahead of the 1957 territorial assembly elections, PSEMA joined the Unified Democratic Party (PDU) coalition, which won
20-399: The elections. PSEMA candidates did, however, not fare too well. After the elections PSEMA split from PDU and joined the Voltaic Solidarity (SV) grouping. Effectively it lost government power. In 1958 PSEMA, along with the rest of SV, merged into the African Regroupment Party (PRA). Source: Englebert, Pierre. La Revolution Burkinabè . Paris: L'Harmattan, 1986. This article about
25-2755: Was a victory for the Unified Democratic Party (an alliance of the Voltaic Democratic Union–African Democratic Rally and the Social Party for the Emancipation of the African Masses ), which won 33 of the 68 seats in the Assembly. Results [ edit ] Party Votes % Seats Unified Democratic Party 538,876 55.55 33 Voltaic Democratic Movement 226,593 23.36 24 Entente Fada N'Gourma 98,301 10.13 5 African Popular Movement 79,743 8.22 5 Other parties 12,392 1.28 1 Independents 14,162 1.46 2 Total 970,067 100.00 70 Valid votes 970,067 98.47 Invalid/blank votes 15,117 1.53 Total votes 985,184 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,902,668 51.78 Source: Sternberger et al. References [ edit ] ^ Dolf Sternberger , Bernhard Vogel , Dieter Nohlen & Klaus Landfried (1978) Die Wahl der Parlamente: Band II: Afrika, Zweiter Halbband , p1585 v t e [REDACTED] Elections and referendums in Burkina Faso Presidential elections 1965 1978 1991 1998 2005 2010 2015 2020 Parliamentary elections 1933 1946–47 1948 1952 1957 1959 1965 1970 1978 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2015 2020 Municipal elections 1965 2006 2016 2021 French elections 1945 1946 (Jun) 1946 (Nov) 1948 1951 1956 Referendums 1945 1946 (May) 1946 (Oct) 1958 1959 1970 1977 1991 Next Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1957_Upper_Voltan_Territorial_Assembly_election&oldid=1140952483 " Categories : Elections in Burkina Faso 1957 elections in Africa 1957 in French Upper Volta March 1957 events in Africa Hidden category: Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Social Party for
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