Unified Socialist Party (in French

French language

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: Parti Socialiste Unifié) 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...

. PSU was founded in 2001, following a split from the Burkinabè Socialist Party

Burkinabè Socialist Party

Burkinabé Socialist Party was a political party in Burkina Faso. The PSB split from the PAI in the early 1990s. Its leader was Ouindélassida François Ouédraogo....

 (PSB).

The party is led by Benoît Lompo. PSU is part of the United Burkinabé Opposition (OBU) and the Socialist Alliance

Socialist Alliance (Burkina Faso)

Socialist Alliance is a political coalition in Burkina Faso, consisting of the People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party of Dr. Emile Paré and the Unified Socialist Party of Benoît Lompo....

 (together with the People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party). However, the decision of the Socialist Alliance to support Dr. Emile Pargui Paré in the 2005 presidential elections has strained the relations between PSU and OBU.