Union of Sankarist Parties

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The Union of Sankarist Parties (French : Union des Partis Sankarist) was a Sankarist political alliance in Burkina Faso.

In the 2007 parliamentary elections the party won two of the 111 seats in the National Assembly. [1]

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References

  1. "IPU PARLINE database: BURKINA FASO (Assemblée nationale) ELECTIONS IN 2007". archive.ipu.org. Retrieved 2023-05-03.