Congress for Democracy and Progress

Congress for Democracy and Progress
Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès
AbbreviationCDP
LeaderEddie Komboïgo
FounderBlaise Compaoré
Founded6 February 1996
(30 years, 40 days)
Dissolved29 January 2026
(48 days)
Merger ofPopular Front
Preceded byODP–MT
HeadquartersOuagadougou
IdeologySocial democracy
Social liberalism
Political positionCentre to centre-left
National Assembly
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The Congress for Democracy and Progress (French: Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, CDP) was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014.