Party of Independence, Labour and Justice
Party of Independence, Labour and Justice Parti de l’indépendance, du travail et de la justice | |
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| Abbreviation | PITJ |
| Chairman | Soumane Touré |
| Founded | September 2011 |
| Dissolved | 29 January 2026 (50 days) |
| Preceded by | African Independence Party |
| Ideology | Socialism |
| National Assembly of Burkina Faso (2012) | 0 / 127
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| Municipal Councils (2012) | 64 / 18,548
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The Party of Independence, Labour and Justice (French: Parti de l’indépendance, du travail et de la justice, abbreviated PITJ) is a political party in Burkina Faso. The veteran trade union leader and former general secretary of the African Independence Party (PAI) Soumane Touré is the chairman of the party.[1]
Touré's PAI lost the registration of the party name in June 2011.[2] In September 2011 Touré founded PITJ as his new political platform.[1]
The party failed to win any seats in the 2012 legislative election.[3] The national list of the party got 8,139 votes (0.27%).[4] In the Houet province the list of the party obtained 6,061 votes.[5] PITJ contested the 2012 municipal elections, fielding candidates in 13 municipalities. The party won 64 seats.[6] The party won the mayoral posts in Karankasso-Vigué (Houet province).[7][8] When new mayors were installed in January 2013, PITJ retained the mayoral post in Karankasso-Vigué with Abdoulaye Simporé as its candidate.[8] Simporé had also headed the PITJ candidature in Houet province.[9] In March 2013 the PITJ leader Maxime Kambou was installed as first vice mayor of Gaoua.[10] The party had won 16 out of 130 seats in the municipal council in 2012.[11]
On 29 January 2026, all parties, including this one, were dissolved through decree by the junta government in Burkina Faso.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b aOuaga. Burkina : Un opposant de renom exige « la mise en place rapide » du controversé Sénat
- ^ RTB. Rentrée politique du PITJ : « Le PAI c’est bon, mais vive le PITJ » Soumane TOURE Archived 2012-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CENI. Rapport Public 2012
- ^ CENI. ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES A CIRCONSCRIPTION NATIONALE
- ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES - Province : HOUET
- ^ CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL
- ^ netafrique.net. SOUMANE TOURE (SECRETAIRE GENERAL DU PITJ): « Blaise Compaoré ne peut pas modifier l’article 37 »
- ^ a b lefaso.net. Installations des conseils municipaux dans les Hauts-Bassins : Le CDP règne en maître, l’ADF lui arrache la mairie de Bama
- ^ CENI. Liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2012
- ^ aOuaga. Sansan Youl du CDP, nouveau maire de Gaoua
- ^ Le Pays. Burkina Faso: Commune de Gaoua - Quels sont les potentiels candidats à la mairie?
- ^ 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.