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Election Profile:

Flag of Burkina Faso Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • 111 seats in the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Ernest Paramanga YONLI
  • 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.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Alliance for Democray and Federation-African Democratic Rally (ADF/RDA)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 14
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 47
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Coalition of Democratic Forces (CFD)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 4
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: National Convention of Progressice Democrats (CNDP)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Sankarist Pan-African Convention (CPS)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: African Independence Party (PAI)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 4
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Party for National Rebirth (PAREN)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 3
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (PDP/PS)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 8
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (UNIR/MS)
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: N/A
  • Party: Others
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 2
    Seats won in last election: N/A

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 12,272,289 (July 2001 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 2,673,185 ( 2002 )

Last Updated on 01/09/2006

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