
Burkina Faso
Country Data
System | Presidential |
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Head of State | Captain Ibrahim Traoré |
Prime Minister | n/a |
Size of Cabinet | n/a |
Parliament | unicameral |
National Assembly | Transitional Legislate Assembly |
Seats in NA | 71 |
Parties in NA | n/a |
Female MPs in NA | n/a |
Term of National Assembly | 5 years |
Term of President | 5 years |
Constitution | 1991 |
Number of NA Elections held | 7 |
Number of PE held | 6 |
Next General Elections | 2025 |

List of cabinet
Reference | Role/Ministry | Name |
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Head of State | President | Captain Ibrahim Traoré |
Head of Government | Prime Minister | n/a |

Main political parties
Name of party | Foundation | Times Elected to NA | Times Won at NA | Times Won at PE |
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People's Movement for Progress (MPP) | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Union for Progress and Change (UPC) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) | 1996 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Alliance for Democracy and Federation - African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA) | 1998 | 5 | 0 | 0 |

Last NA election results
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NA elections/Parties winning seats | Seats |
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2020 | |
People's Movement for Progress (MPP) | 56 |
Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) | 20 |
New Era for Democracy (NTD) | 13 |
Union for Progress and Change (UPC) | 12 |
Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party (UNIR/PS) | 5 |
Movement for Burkina of the Future (MBF) | 4 |
Alliance for Democracy and Federation - African Democratic Rally (ADF-RDA) | 3 |
Patriotic Rally for Integrity (RPI) | 3 |
Party for Development and Change (PDC) | 3 |
National Convention for Progress (CNP) | 2 |
Act Together (AGIR) | 2 |
Party for Democracy and Socialism (PDS) | 1 |
Convergence for Progress and Solidarity - Generation 3 (CPS-G3) | 1 |
Pan-African Alliance for Reform (APR) | 1 |
United Progressives for Renewal (PUR) | 1 |
Number of parties winning seats | 15 |
Number of parties contesting | 0 |
Female MPs | 6,3% |
Voter turnout | n/a |

Last Presidential election results
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Presidential elections | ||
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2020 | Party | |
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | MPP | 57.87 |
Eddie Komboïgo | CDP | 15.48 |
Zéphirin Diabré | UPC | 12.46 |
Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo | AE | 3.36 |
Tahirou Barry | MCR | 2.19 |
Total no of candidates | 13 | |
Voter Turnout | 50,79% |
Voting System
- PE: Previously, president elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (eligible for a second); last held on 22 November 2020 (next to be held in November 2025)
- NA: Previously, 111 members directly elected in 13 multi-seat constituencies by party-list proportional representation vote and 26 members elected in a nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; all member serve 5-year terms
Source: CIA World Factbook
Note: In 2022, the new military government dissolved the National Aessmbly and appointed a 71-member transitional assembly.