Movement for Tolerance and Progress
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Movement for Tolerance and Progress (in French
: Mouvement pour la Tolérance et le Progrès, MTP and in Mooré: Moog Teeb Panpaasgo) is a sankarist
political party
in Burkina Faso
. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
.
It won 0.3 % of the popular vote in the parliamentary elections of 1997. In 2005 the party took part in the presidential election
of 13 November, where its candidate Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
won 0.32 % of the popular vote.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Mouvement pour la Tolérance et le Progrès, MTP and in Mooré: Moog Teeb Panpaasgo) is a sankarist
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987...
political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. It was founded in September 1987. It is led by Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
Emmanuel Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré is a Burkinabé politician and leader of the Movement for Tolerance and Progress party.- References :...
.
It won 0.3 % of the popular vote in the parliamentary elections of 1997. In 2005 the party took part in the presidential election
Burkina Faso presidential elections, 2005
A presidential election was held in Burkina Faso on November 13, 2005. The incumbent president, Blaise Compaoré, was currently leading with about 80% of the vote....
of 13 November, where its candidate Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré
Emmanuel Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré is a Burkinabé politician and leader of the Movement for Tolerance and Progress party.- References :...
won 0.32 % of the popular vote.