""The government believes that the proliferation of political parties has led to abuses, fuelled divisions among citizens and weakened the social fabric," it said. A bill scrapping party statutes, financing rules and the post of opposition leader will be sent to the transitional council, according to cabinet minutes. All assets of the dissolved parties will be transferred to the state. Before the coup, Burkina Faso had more than 100 registered political parties, with 15 holding seats in parliament after the 2020 election."
""But the junta that seized power in 2022 under Captain Ibrahim Traore has clamped down on dissent. Political parties in Burkina Faso have already been barred from holding public events, but they could still operate internally. Interior Minister Emile Zerbo said the decision to stop any political activity was part of a broader effort to "rebuild the state" after what he said were widespread abuses and dysfunction in the country's multiparty system.""
Burkina Faso's military-led government dissolved all political parties by decree and ordered their assets transferred to the state. The government stated that the proliferation of parties led to abuses, fuelled divisions among citizens and weakened the social fabric. A bill scrapping party statutes, financing rules and the post of opposition leader will be sent to the transitional council. Before the coup there were more than 100 registered parties, with 15 holding parliamentary seats after the 2020 election. The junta that seized power in 2022 under Captain Ibrahim Traore has clamped down on dissent and barred parties from public events. Interior Minister Emile Zerbo said stopping political activity aims to "rebuild the state" after widespread abuses and dysfunction. Former leader Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was extradited from Togo earlier this month.
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