Congress for Democracy and Progress

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Congress for Democracy and Progress Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès
Abbreviation	CDP
Leader	Eddie Komboïgo
Founder	Blaise Compaoré
Founded	6 February 1996 (1996-02-06)
Headquarters	Ouagadougou
Ideology	Social democracy[a]
Political position	Centre-left[a]
National Assembly	20 / 127
Politics of Burkina Faso Political parties Elections ^ a b Self-described[1]

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.