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Upcoming Elections

  • Presidential
    First Round
    November 21, 2010
  • Parliamentary
    May 2012

Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burkina Faso
  • Region: Africa

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO
  • Assembly: Burkina Faso has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 111 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 111 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Population:

  • Population: 15,264,735 (July 2008 )

Future elections

  • Parliamentary - May 2012
  • Presidential
    First Round - November 21, 2010

Past elections

Last Updated on 02/05/2010

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