[2] His father, former Prime Minister Gérard Kango Ouédraogo, was designated as Honorary President for Life of the ADF-RDA in May 1998.

[1] In the parliamentary election held on 5 May 2002, the Alliance won 12.7% of the popular vote and 17 out of 111 seats.

It supports freedom of expression, calls for tolerance and the rule of law, condemns human rights abuses, and supports liberal economic views.

It lists education, employment and individual enterprise as constituting the pillars of economic development.

The party welcomes Burkinabè from all backgrounds, ‘regardless of religious or philosophical beliefs, race and sex’, aiming to consolidate national unity and democracy.