{"id":4196,"date":"2026-01-30T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T17:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/burkina-fasos-military-council-intends-to-dissolve-political-parties"},"modified":"2026-01-30T19:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:07:20","slug":"burkina-fasos-military-council-intends-to-dissolve-political-parties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/burkina-fasos-military-council-intends-to-dissolve-political-parties","title":{"rendered":"Burkina Faso\u2019S Military Council Intends to Dissolve Political Parties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>The ruling military regime in Burkina Faso announced that it intends to dissolve all political parties in the country, after their activities had been suspended since the coup that brought the head of the military council, Ibrahim Traore\u0301, to power in September 2022.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the presidency, issued following a cabinet meeting, said that political party pluralism \u201chas led to abuses and has contributed to dividing citizens and weakening the social fabric.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Minister of Territorial Administration and Mobility, E\u0301mile Zerbo, explained that a draft law to dissolve the parties would be submitted \u201cas soon as possible\u201d to the Transitional Legislative Assembly, adding that \u201cthe assets of the dissolved parties will revert to the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zerbo noted that the decision is based on \u201ca thorough assessment of the party system,\u201d which revealed \u201cnumerous deviations in the implementation of the legal framework governing parties and political groupings in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that party activities have been frozen since the latest coup on September 30, 2022\u2014the second in eight months\u2014which led to Traore\u0301\u2019s rise to power. Since then, the country has been in a transitional phase characterized by the absence of political pluralism and the growing influence of the military establishment.<\/p>\n<p>This decision represents an additional step toward entrenching the military council\u2019s dominance over political life in Burkina Faso, and it raises concerns about the future of pluralism and democracy in the country\u2014especially amid the continuing transitional period and the lack of a clear horizon for a return to civilian rule.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. The ruling military regime in Burkina Faso announced that it intends to dissolve all political parties in the country, after their activities had been suspended since the coup that brought the head of the military council, Ibrahim Traore\u0301, to power in September 2022. 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