National Union for the Defence of Democracy explained

National Union for the Defence of Democracy (in French: Union Nationale pour la Défense de la Démocratie) was a political party in Upper Volta. The UNDD is led by Hermann Yaméogo, the son of former president Maurice Yaméogo.[1]

In the 1978 presidential elections the UNDD launched Macaire Ouédraogo as its candidate. Ouédraogo got 254,465 votes in the first round (25.22%) and 552,956 votes (43.8%) in the second.[2] In the National Assembly held the same year, the UNDD came in second winning 13 seats.[3] [4] In 2005 the party, refounded, took part in the presidential election of 13 November, where its candidate Hermann Yaméogo won 0.76% of the popular vote.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nous ne sommes pas candidat et nous n'avons pas de candidat . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717030016/http://www.undd.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:qnous-ne-sommes-pas-candidat-et-nous-navons-pas-de-candidatq&catid=34:actualite-undd . 17 July 2011 . 31 October 2010 . UNDD.
  2. Web site: Elections in Burkina Faso . 2023-12-16 . africanelections.tripod.com.
  3. Web site: 30. Upper Volta/Burkina Faso (1960-present) . 2023-12-16 . uca.edu . en-US.
  4. Web site: Elections in Burkina Faso . 2023-12-16 . africanelections.tripod.com.
  5. Web site: Elections in Burkina Faso . 2023-12-16 . africanelections.tripod.com.

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