The Party of Independence, Labour and Justice (, abbreviated PITJ) was a political party in Burkina Faso. The veteran trade union leader and former general secretary of the African Independence Party (PAI) Soumane Touré is the chairman of the party.
Touré's PAI lost the registration of the party name in June 2011.RTB. Rentrée politique du PITJ : « Le PAI c’est bon, mais vive le PITJ » Soumane TOURE In September 2011 Touré founded PITJ as his new political platform.aOuaga. Burkina : Un opposant de renom exige « la mise en place rapide » du controversé Sénat
The party failed to win any seats in the 2012 legislative election.CENI. Rapport Public 2012 The national list of the party got 8,139 votes (0.27%).CENI. ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES A CIRCONSCRIPTION NATIONALE In the Houet province the list of the party obtained 6,061 votes.CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES - Province : HOUET PITJ contested the 2012 municipal elections, fielding candidates in 13 municipalities. The party won 64 seats.CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL The party won the mayoral posts in Karankasso-Vigué (Houet province).netafrique.net. SOUMANE TOURE (SECRETAIRE GENERAL DU PITJ): « Blaise Compaoré ne peut pas modifier l’article 37 »lefaso.net. Installations des conseils municipaux dans les Hauts-Bassins : Le CDP règne en maître, l’ADF lui arrache la mairie de Bama When new mayors were installed in January 2013, PITJ retained the mayoral post in Karankasso-Vigué with Abdoulaye Simporé as its candidate. Simporé had also headed the PITJ candidature in Houet province.CENI. Liste des candidats aux élections législatives 2012 In March 2013 the PITJ leader Maxime Kambou was installed as first vice mayor of Gaoua.aOuaga. Sansan Youl du CDP, nouveau maire de Gaoua The party had won 16 out of 130 seats in the municipal council in 2012.Le Pays. Burkina Faso: Commune de Gaoua - Quels sont les potentiels candidats à la mairie?
On 29 January 2026, all parties, including this one, were dissolved through decree by the junta government in Burkina Faso.
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