Upcoming Elections
- Presidential
2015 - Parliamentary
2017
Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Luc-Adolphe TIAO
- Assembly: Burkina Faso has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 111 seats.
Description of electoral system:
- The President is elected by absolute majority vote through a two-round system to serve a 5-year term.
- The Prime Minister is appointed by the president with the approval of the parliament.
- In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 111 members are elected through a closed-list proportional representation system to serve 5-year terms.***
Population:
- Population: 17,275,115 (July 2012 )
Future elections
- Parliamentary - 2017
- Presidential - 2015
Past elections
Last Updated on 06/25/2012