The Organisation for Democracy and Labour (, ODT) was a political party in Burkina Faso. The party supported the government of Blaise Compaoré. As of 2013 Moïse Sawadogo was the chairman of the party. The slogan of the party is 'Democracy - Work - Justice'.lefaso.net. Rentrée politique de l’ODT : Le parti s’apprête à affronter les élections de 2012
The party was registered with the Burkinabé authorities for the first time on April 14, 2003. It was re-registered in 2007 and 2011.
The party contested elections for the first time in 2006, fielding candidates in local polls. 17 ODT municipal councilors were elected.
The party won one seat in the 2012 legislative election.lefaso.net. Burkina : un parti de la mouvance suspend son unique député pour « haute trahison » The party general secretary Dieudonné Sawadogo was elected from Bam Province.CENI. Liste des elus The provincial list of the party got 12,813 votes.CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES - Province : BAM The national list of the party got 62,479 votes (2.07%).CENI. ELECTIONS LEGISLATIVES A CIRCONSCRIPTION NATIONALE The party also contested the 2012 municipal elections, fielding candidates in 20 municipalities. The party won 46 seats.CENI. RESULTATS PROVISOIRES DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES AU NIVEAU NATIONAL The party won the mayoral post of Guibaré.
In August–September 2013 ODT underwent an internal crisis. On August 31, 2013 Dieudonné Sawadogo organized an extraordinary party congress in Kongoussi, which declared Moïse Sawadogo deposed and named Mahamoudou Sawadogo as new party chairman.aOuaga. Congres extraordinaire de l’ODT: le président débarqué pour mauvaise gestion In response, in September 2013, Moïse Sawadogo declared Dieudonné Sawadogo and eight other party members expelled, citing 'high treason' against the party.aOuaga. Crise au sein du parti ODT : Un député suspendu, huit militants radiés
On 29 January 2026, all parties, including this one, were dissolved through decree by the junta government in Burkina Faso.
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