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Elections in Burkina Faso
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Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.
Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 111 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. Burkina Faso is a one party dominant state with the Congress for Democracy and Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.
Latest elections
2007 Parliamentary election
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Summary of the 6 May 2007 National Assembly of Burkina Faso election results
| Parties |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
+/– |
| Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) |
1,373,230 |
58.9 |
73 |
+16 |
| Alliance for Democracy and Federation–African Democratic Rally |
249,768 |
10.7 |
14 |
–3 |
| Union for the Republic (Union pour la République) |
100,392 |
4.3 |
5 |
+5 |
| Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) |
90,788 |
3.9 |
4 |
+1 |
| Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (Convention des Forces Démocratiques de Burkina) |
54,621 |
2.3 |
3 |
+3 |
| Union of Sankarist Parties (Union des Partis Sankarist) |
40,609 |
1.7 |
2 |
+2 |
| Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) |
423,820 |
18.1 |
2 |
–8 |
| Rally for the Development of Burkina (Rassemblement pour le Développement du Burkina) |
2 |
+2 |
| Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) |
2 |
±0 |
| National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) |
1 |
–3 |
| African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance) |
1 |
–4 |
| Citizen’s Popular Rally (Rassemblement Populaire des Citoyens) |
1 |
+1 |
| Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social) |
1 |
+1 |
| Total (turnout 56.4%) |
2,520,488 |
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111 |
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| Source: African Elections Database |
2005 Presidential election
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e • d Summary of the 13 November 2005 Burkina Faso presidential election results
| Candidates - Nominating parties |
Votes |
% |
| Blaise Compaoré - Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès) |
1,660,148 |
80.35 |
| Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara - Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste) |
100,816 |
4.88 |
| Laurent Bado - National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale) |
53,743 |
2.60 |
| Philippe Ouédraogo - Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) |
47,146 |
2.28 |
| Ram Ouédraogo - Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina |
42,061 |
2.04 |
| Ali Lankoandé - Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste) |
35,949 |
1.74 |
| Norbert Tiendrébéogo - Social Forces Front (Front des Forces Sociales) |
33,353 |
1.61 |
| Soumane Touré - African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l’Indépendance) |
23,266 |
1.13 |
| Gilbert Bouda - Burkinabé Party for Recasting |
21,658 |
1.05 |
| Pargui Emile Paré - Socialist Alliance |
17,998 |
0.87 |
| Hermann Yaméogo - National Union for the Defense of Democracy |
15,685 |
0.76 |
| Toubé Clément Dakio - Union for Democracy and Development |
7,741 |
0.37 |
| Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré - Movement for Tolerance and Progress |
6,706 |
0.32 |
| Total (Turnout 57.7 %) |
2,066,270 |
100.0 |
| Invalid votes |
196,629 |
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| Total votes |
2,262,899 |
| Registered Voters |
3,924,328 |
Past elections
See also
External links
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