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Election Profile:

Flag of Burkina Faso Source for election date

At stake in this election:

  • The office of President of Burkina Faso

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Kadre Desire OUEDRAOGO
  • 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 7-year term.
  • In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 111 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

  • Blaise COMPAORE
    Party: Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
  • Ram OUEDRAOGO
    Party: Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina
  • Frederic GUIRMA
    Party: Front of Refusal of the Democratic African Assembly

Last Presidential election:

  • The last presidential election was held on December 1, 1991. In this election, Blaise COMPAORE received over 85% of the vote and thus won the election.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 11,266,393 (July 1998 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 4,210,134 ( 1998 )

Last Updated on 02/03/2006

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