Burkina Faso: at the CDP congress, Eddie Komboïgo rempile, Compaoré honorary president

Eddie Komboigo (here in July 2021), re-elected as head of the Congress for Democracy and Progress.

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The Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP), the former ruling party, founded 25 years ago by Blaise Compaoré, is taking a new turn.

At the end of the 8th Ordinary Congress, a new political bureau of 89 members was set up and Eddie Komboïgo, the outgoing president was unanimously re-elected for a four-year term.

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With our correspondent in Ouagadougou

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The seven members of the former political office who had taken legal action against President Eddie Komboigo to cancel the holding of the congress were sanctioned.

They get a six-month suspension. 

President Blaise Compaoré retains his title of honorary president.

But by withdrawing all of his powers, he will no longer have any influence on the functioning of the party, which he himself founded 25 years ago.

From now on, he will only have an honorary title. 

Reflection on reforms

One of the first missions of the new office is to work for cohesion between the members of the party.

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 " in the next elections, underlines the president of the party

Another major fact, the congress calls for the establishment of a committee to reflect on the change of name and logo of the party.

For President Eddie Komboigo, 25 years after the creation of the CDP, we must reflect on the reforms to be undertaken for a stronger and resilient party in line with the socio-political realities of Burkina Faso.

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