Unified Socialist Party (Burkina Faso)
Unified Socialist Party | |
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| Leader | Benoît Lompo |
| Founded | 29 September 2001 |
| Split from | Burkinabè Socialist Party |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Socialist Alliance United Burkinabé Opposition |
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Unified Socialist Party (in French: Parti Socialiste Unifié) is a de facto defunct political party in Burkina Faso.[1] The PSU was founded in 2001, following a split from the Burkinabè Socialist Party (PSB).
The party was led by Benoît Lompo.[2] Lompo died October 30, 2007.[3] PSU was part of the United Burkinabé Opposition (OBU) and the Socialist Alliance (together with the People's Movement for Socialism/Federal Party). However, the decision of the Socialist Alliance to support Emile Paré in the 2005 presidential elections has strained the relations between PSU and OBU. The party was unsuccessful in 2007, 2012, and 2015 assembly elections.[4]
On the 3rd of March 2016 the PSU joined 3 other left-wing[5] political parties; CPR/MP, PALOUPA and JCB, to form the Union of Extraparlementary Left Parties (fr: L’Union de la Gauche Extra Parlementaire). L'UGEP's main purpose was reportedly to facilitate the dialogue between civil society and the then-ruling president Kaboré, who they viewed as being unwilling to listen to leftist sentiment among the general populace.[6] As of 2025, the extent of the party's operations are unknown, given that the current ruling military junta has suspended the activity of political parties since 2023.[7]
References
- ^ Seddon, David (2013). A Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 418. ISBN 978-1135355555.
- ^ Seddon, David (2013). A Political and Economic Dictionary of Africa. Taylor & Francis. p. 418. ISBN 978-1135355555.
- ^ "Décès de Benoît Lompo : Il s'appelait Myemba - leFaso.net". LeFaso.net. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
- ^ Lansford, Tom (March 23, 2021). Political Handbook of the World 2020-2021. Sage Publications. p. 237. ISBN 978-1544384726.
- ^ Opinion, B24 (2017-08-21). "L'Union de la Gauche Extra Parlementaire salue la mémoire de Salifou Diallo". Burkina24.com - Actualité du Burkina Faso 24h/24 (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Politique nationale : Quatre partis créent l'Union de la gauche extra parlementaire - leFaso.net". lefaso.net (in French). Retrieved 2025-08-03.
- ^ "Au Burkina Faso, l'opposition dénonce la suspension des activités des partis politiques". RFI (in French). 2023-02-15. Retrieved 2025-08-03.