Organisation for Democracy and Labour

Organisation for Democracy and Labour
Organisation pour la démocratie et le travail
AbbreviationODT
ChairmanMoïse Sawadogo
LegalisedApril 14, 2003 (2003-04-14)
National Assembly of Burkina Faso (2012)
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Municipal Councils (2012)
46 / 18,548

The Organisation for Democracy and Labour (French: Organisation pour la démocratie et le travail, ODT) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The party supported the government of Blaise Compaoré.[1] As of 2013 Moïse Sawadogo was the chairman of the party.[1] The slogan of the party is 'Democracy - Work - Justice'.[2]

The party was registered with the Burkinabé authorities for the first time on April 14, 2003. It was re-registered in 2007 and 2011.[1]

The party contested elections for the first time in 2006, fielding candidates in local polls. 17 ODT municipal councilors were elected.[3]

The party won one seat in the 2012 legislative election.[1] The party general secretary Dieudonné Sawadogo was elected from Bam Province.[1][4] The provincial list of the party got 12,813 votes.[5] The national list of the party got 62,479 votes (2.07%).[6] The party also contested the 2012 municipal elections, fielding candidates in 20 municipalities. The party won 46 seats.[7] The party won the mayoral post of Guibaré.[3]

In August–September 2013 ODT underwent an internal crisis.[1][3] On August 31, 2013 Dieudonné Sawadogo organised an extraordinary party congress in Kongoussi, which declared Moïse Sawadogo deposed and named Mahamoudou Sawadogo as new party chairman.[3] In response, in September 2013, Moïse Sawadogo declared Dieudonné Sawadogo and eight other party members expelled, citing 'high treason' against the party.[1][8]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g lefaso.net. Burkina : un parti de la mouvance suspend son unique député pour « haute trahison »
  2. ^ lefaso.net. Rentrée politique de l’ODT : Le parti s’apprête à affronter les élections de 2012
  3. ^ a b c d aOuaga. Congres extraordinaire de l’ODT: le président débarqué pour mauvaise gestion
  4. ^ CENI. Liste des elus
  5. ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES - Province : BAM
  6. ^ CENI. ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES A CIRCONSCRIPTION NATIONALE
  7. ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL
  8. ^ aOuaga. Crise au sein du parti ODT : Un député suspendu, huit militants radiés