IFES Election Guide - Election Profile for Burkina Faso

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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.

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.

Party: Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (CFD-B)
Leader: Amadou Diemdioda DICKO
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Alliance for Democracy and Federation - African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA)
Leader: Gilbert OUEDRAOGO
Seats won in this election: 2
Seats won in last election: 14
Party: Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
Leader: Roch Marc-Christian KABORE
Seats won in this election: 9
Seats won in last election: 47
Party: Union for the Republic (UPR)
Leader: Toussaint Abel COULIBALY
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Union for Rebirth - Sankarist Movement (UNIR-MS)
Leader: Benewende STANISLAS
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 2
Party: Union of Sankarist Parties (UPS)
Leader: Ernest Nongma OUEDRAOGO
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS)
Leader: Felix SOUBEIGA
Seats won in this election: 1
Seats won in last election: 2
Party: Rally for the Development of Burkina (RDB)
Leader: Antoine KARGOUGOU
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0
Party: Others
Leader: N/A
Seats won in this election: 0
Seats won in last election: 0