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 five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 111 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation.

2015 Elections

Main article: Burkinabé general election, 2015

General elections were due to be held on 11 October 2015. However on 16 September the now disbanded Regiment of Presidential Security (RSP) staged a coup d'état, and held the capital, Ouagadougou, for about a week.

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database
• IFES Election Guide to Burkina Faso