The Sankarist Pan-African Convention is a 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...

 (former Upper Volta

Republic of Upper Volta

The Republic of Upper Volta was established on December 11, 1958, as a self-governing colony within the French Community. Before attaining autonomy it had been French Upper Volta and part of the French Union. On August 5, 1960 it attained full independence from France.Thomas Sankara came to power...

. CPS was formed in 2000, through the merger of the Burkinabè Socialist Bloc

Burkinabè Socialist Bloc

Burkinabé Socialist Bloc was a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. BSB was founded in December 1990 by Nongma Ernest Ouédraogo. Ouédraogo became the general secretary of BSB. Ouédraogo had been released from jail the previous year...

, Party of United Social Democracy and a fraction of the Social Forces Front

Social Forces Front

The Social Forces Front is a 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....

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The party is led by Ernest Nongma Ouédraogo, former Minister of Security in the government of Thomas Sankara

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...

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At the last legislative elections

Elections in Burkina Faso

Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a five year term by the people...

, 5 May 2002, the party won 2.6 % of the popular vote and 3 out of 111 seats.