Social Forces Front

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Social Forces Front
FoundedEarly 2000s (presumed)
Ideology Sankarism
Socialism
Progressivism
Ecologism
Political position Left-wing

The Social Forces Front (French : Front des Forces Sociales, FFS) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso.

FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election, placing 7th out of 13 candidates with 1.61% of the vote. [1]

At the 2007 parliamentary elections it took part as part of the Union des Parties Sankaristes, UPS. Tiendrébéogo was elected to the National Assembly as a second candidate of UPS.

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References

  1. "CNN.com - World News: Election Watch". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2023-12-18.