2020 Burkinabè general election
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General elections are scheduled to be held in Burkina Faso on 22 November 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly.[1]
Electoral system
The President is elected using the two-round system;[2] if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held.
The 127 members of the National Assmebly are elected by proportional representation; 111 are elected from 45 multi-member constituencies with between two and nine seats, with 16 elected from a single nationwide constituency.[3]
Campaign
In February 2019 former Prime Minister Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo announced that he would contest the presidential elections.[4]
References
- ^ 2020 African election calendar EISA
- ^ Burkina Faso: Election for President IFES
- ^ Burkina Faso: Election for Assemblée Nationale (Burkinabe National Assembly) IFES
- ^ Burkina Faso: Former Prime Minister to contest 2020 poll Africa News, 18 February 2019