Elections in Burkina Faso

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Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso.

Burkina Faso elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president is elected for a seven year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 111 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation. Burkina Faso is a one party dominant state with the Congress for Democracy and Progress in power. Opposition parties are allowed, but are widely considered to have no real chance of gaining power.

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Main article: Burkinabe parliamentary election, 2007

e • d Summary of the 6 May 2007 National Assembly of Burkina Faso election results
Parties	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)	1,373,230	58.9	73	+16
Alliance for Democracy and Federation–African Democratic Rally	249,768	10.7	14	–3
Union for the Republic (Union pour la République)	100,392	4.3	5	+5
Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste)	90,788	3.9	4	+1
Convention of the Democratic Forces of Burkina (Convention des Forces Démocratiques de Burkina)	54,621	2.3	3	+3
Union of Sankarist Parties (Union des Partis Sankarist)	40,609	1.7	2	+2
Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste)	423,820	18.1	2	–8
Rally for the Development of Burkina (Rassemblement pour le Développement du Burkina)			2	+2
Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme)			2	±0
National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale)			1	–3
African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l'Indépendance)			1	–4
Citizen’s Popular Rally (Rassemblement Populaire des Citoyens)			1	+1
Union for Democracy and Social Progress (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social)			1	+1
Total (turnout 56.4%)	2,520,488		111
Source: African Elections Database

Main article: Burkinabe presidential election, 2005

e • d Summary of the 13 November 2005 Burkina Faso presidential election results
Candidates - Nominating parties	Votes	%
Blaise Compaoré - Congress for Democracy and Progress (Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès)	1,660,148	80.35
Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara - Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement (Union pour la Renaissance/Mouvement Sankariste)	100,816	4.88
Laurent Bado - National Rebirth Party (Parti de la Renaissance Nationale)	53,743	2.60
Philippe Ouédraogo - Party for Democracy and Socialism (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme)	47,146	2.28
Ram Ouédraogo - Rally of the Ecologists of Burkina	42,061	2.04
Ali Lankoandé - Party for Democracy and Progress/Socialist Party (Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès/Parti Socialiste)	35,949	1.74
Norbert Tiendrébéogo - Social Forces Front (Front des Forces Sociales)	33,353	1.61
Soumane Touré - African Independence Party (Parti Africain de l’Indépendance)	23,266	1.13
Gilbert Bouda - Burkinabé Party for Recasting	21,658	1.05
Pargui Emile Paré - Socialist Alliance	17,998	0.87
Hermann Yaméogo - National Union for the Defense of Democracy	15,685	0.76
Toubé Clément Dakio - Union for Democracy and Development	7,741	0.37
Nayabtigungu Congo Kaboré - Movement for Tolerance and Progress	6,706	0.32
Total (Turnout 57.7 %)	2,066,270	100.0
Invalid votes	196,629
Total votes	2,262,899
Registered Voters	3,924,328

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