Politics of Burkina Faso
Politics of Burkina Faso Political parties in Burkina Faso Elections in Burkina Faso General info: Large flag of Burkina Faso Dimensions: 453x302 pixels Source: Image originally derived from the public domain flags of the CIA World Factbook License: originally public domain, modifications under GFDL Most of the flags have had their colours improved and many have been resized to the proper ratios. ... Government In 1990, the Popular Front held its first National Congress, which formed a committee to draft a national constitution. ... This article lists political parties in Burkina Faso. ...

Elections in Burkina Faso gives information on election and election results in Burkina Faso. The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Liberal democracy History of democracy Referenda Representative democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Elections Elections by country Elections by calender Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by ideology...

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 Parliament (Parlement) has two chambers, the National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) with 111 members, elected for a five year term by proportional representation in 30 constituencies, and the Chamber of Representatives (Chambre des Réprésentants) has 178 members appointed for a three year term. 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. Though a term originally coined for presidents of republics, a head of state or chief of state is now universally known as the chief public representative of a nation-state, federation or commonwealth, whose role generally includes personifying the continuity and legitimacy of the state and exercising the political powers... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... In government, bicameralism is the practice of having two legislative or parliamentary chambers. ... Proportional representation (PR) is any election system which ensures a proportionally representative result of a democratic election, x% of votes should be represented by x% in the democratic institutions, parliament or congress. ... A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. ... A dominant-party system is a party system where only one political party can realistically become the government, by itself or in a coalition government, because all other parties are too weak. ... Politics of Burkina Faso Categories: Burkinese political parties | Politics stubs ... Opposition may refer to a number of topics: astronomical opposition political opposition parliamentary opposition Opposition to a patent, see for instance Opposition procedure before the European Patent Office This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues. ...

Last elections

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Past elections

• Territorial Assembly Election in Upper Volta 1957
• Presidential Election in Upper Volta 1978

Elections were held for the Territorial Assembly of Upper Volta March 31 1957. ... Presidential Election in Upper Volta 1978 First round, May 14 1978: Sangoulé Lamizana (supported by RDA) approx. ...

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

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External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database