Organisation for Democracy and Labour
Organisation for Democracy and Labour Organisation pour la démocratie et le travail | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ODT |
| Chairman | Moïse Sawadogo |
| Legalised | 14 April 2003 (22 years, 341 days) |
| Dissolved | 29 January 2026 (51 days) |
| National Assembly of Burkina Faso (2012) | 1 / 127 |
| Municipal Councils (2012) | 46 / 18,548 |
The Organisation for Democracy and Labour (French: Organisation pour la démocratie et le travail, ODT) was 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 organized 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]
On 29 January 2026, all parties, including this one, were dissolved through decree by the junta government in Burkina Faso.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g lefaso.net. Burkina : un parti de la mouvance suspend son unique député pour « haute trahison »
- ^ lefaso.net. Rentrée politique de l’ODT : Le parti s’apprête à affronter les élections de 2012
- ^ a b c d aOuaga. Congres extraordinaire de l’ODT: le président débarqué pour mauvaise gestion
- ^ CENI. Liste des elus
- ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES - Province : BAM
- ^ CENI. ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES A CIRCONSCRIPTION NATIONALE
- ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL
- ^ aOuaga. Crise au sein du parti ODT : Un député suspendu, huit militants radiés
- ^ Mabika, Dominique. "Burkina Faso : Ibrahim Traoré adopte un nouveau référentiel et table sur 2030". Financial Afrik. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ^ "Burkina Faso's junta dissolves all of country's political parties, saying they cause divisions". AP News. 2026-01-29. Retrieved 2026-01-31.