NationMaster - Burkinabe Democracy statistics

Civil and political liberties	3	[82nd of 140]
Electoral system	party list
Electoral system type	proportional
Female candidacy	1,958	[46th of 161]
Female ministers	7.4%	[90th of 125]
Female parliamentarians	11%	[78th of 157]
Female suffrage	1958
First female parliamentarian	1978 (elected)
Homosexuality laws of the world > Homosexuality laws > Laws against homosexuality	No
Parliamentary elections > Invalid votes	7.7%	[15th of 110]
Parliamentary elections > Registered voter turnout	64.1%	[101st of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Total vote	1,868,640	[84th of 154]
Parliamentary elections > Voter registration	2,913,220	[84th of 152]
Parliamentary elections > Voting age population	5,376,800	[67th of 163]
Presidential elections > Invalid votes	0.1%	[62nd of 61]
Presidential elections > Registered voter turnout	56.1%	[73rd of 86]
Presidential elections > Total vote	2,361,290	[44th of 87]
Presidential elections > Turnout	46.9	[67th of 82]
Presidential elections > Voter registration	4,210,230	[42nd of 86]
Presidential elections > Voting age population	5,032,590	[39th of 91]

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SOURCES: Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2000-2001, New York: Freedom House, 2001; No comment is being made on the state of democracy. Categorizations are based on the electoral law, or the last competitive election held; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on women in government at the ministerial level. March. Geneva; calculated on the basis of data on parliamentary seats from IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2002. Parline Database. March 2002; IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 1995. Women in Parliaments 1945-1995: A World Statistical Survey. Geneva and IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union). 2001. Correspondence on year women received the right to vote and to stand for election and year first woman was elected or appointed to parliament. March. Geneva.; Wikipedia: Homosexuality laws of the world ; Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance 2003

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Burkina Faso, Upper Volta

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David Kuhn
9th May 2005

I am interested in finding more information on the Royal families of Burkina Faso, especially about the last King Innocent and his family. Where are they now? Does Burkina Faso, as a republic, still support their function as part of the government - like here in Canada vis a vis the Queen of England? Where could I find this information? Thank you.

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