The National Rebirth Party (French: Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta. At the legislative elections, 5 May 2002, the party won 2.7% of the popular vote and 4 out of 111 seats. In the presidential election of 13 November 2005, its candidate Laurent Bado won 2.6% of the popular vote. At the 2007 parliamentary elections, the party won 1 seat.
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