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 five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 127 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.
1965 General Elections
Main Article: 1965 Upper Voltan presidential election
1978 General Elections
Main Article: 1978 Upper Voltan presidential election
1991 General Elections
1998 General Elections
2005 General Elections
2010 General Elections
Incumbent president Blaise Compaoré won the presidency in 2010. However, citizens of Burkina Faso began to speak out about the fraudulent system, and how Compaoré and his party was going to fix the vote for another landslide victory.[1]
2015 General Elections
General elections were due to be held on 11 October 2015. However, on 16 September the now disbanded Regiment of Presidential Security (RSP) staged a coup d'état, and held the capital, Ouagadougou, for about a week.[2] The protestors set the National Assembly building on fire and continued to riot in protest of election fraud.[3] Following the Coup d'état, President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won the election, in Burkina Faso's first peaceful and fair election with actual uncertainty of who was going to win the presidency in 50 years.[4]
2020 General Elections
The incumbent president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won the presidency and was re-elected in 2020. Following some gruesome terrorist attacks by Islamic jihadist groups, particularly Jihadist Group to Support Islam and Muslims and the Islamic State. Kaboré ran for re-election on the promise of bringing peace to Burkina Faso, and ending the terrorist attacks plaguing the nation.[5]
Electoral System
The 127 members of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso is elected by proportional representation. It consists of 45 multi-member constituencies; with each having about 2-9 seats. There is also an additional 16 seats that are elected proportionally nationwide.[6] The presidential elections in Burkina Faso have two steps. First, after the initial round of votes are cast and counted, if one candidate is a majority winner, then that person is elected president of Burkina Faso.[7] Otherwise, the two candidates with the highest number of votes move on to the final round, where ultimately a president will be elected.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Burkina Faso: Presidential Election Candidates". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 47 (10): 18580C–18580C. November 2010. doi:10.1111/j.1467-825x.2010.03514.x. ISSN 0001-9844.
- ^ "Burkina Faso government disbands elite unit behind coup". Reuters. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ Frère, Marie-Soleil; Englebert, Pierre (2015). "BRIEFING: BURKINA FASO—THE FALL OF BLAISE COMPAORÉ". African Affairs. 114 (455): 295–307. ISSN 0001-9909.
- ^ "BURKINA FASO: Presidential Election". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 52 (12): 20816B–20817C. January 2016. doi:10.1111/j.1467-825x.2016.06769.x. ISSN 0001-9844.
- ^ "BURKINA FASO: Pre‐Election Violence". Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series. 57 (11). December 2020. doi:10.1111/j.1467-825x.2020.09759.x. ISSN 0001-9844.
- ^ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Burkina Faso Parliament 2015".
- ^ Pryce, Paul; Nascimento, Maria Ines (2014-06-01). "The 2012 parliamentary election in Burkina Faso". Electoral Studies. 34: 338–342. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2013.08.016. ISSN 0261-3794.
- ^ Ariotti, Margaret (2016-12-01). "Election note: Burkina Faso's 2015 presidential and legislative elections". Electoral Studies. 44: 445–448. doi:10.1016/j.electstud.2016.08.014. ISSN 0261-3794.
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