Election Burkina Faso, Important Notice For Overseas Voters Who Cannot Access State Election Websites October 18 2018 U S Embassy In Burkina Faso

Embassy would like to take this opportunity to remind american citizens about the importance of personal security.

Election poll worker 2020. Burkina faso is holding elections on november 22 but more than 400000 people displaced by armed conflict are unable to vote. The electorate will be called out for both elections on november. Fighting between burkina fasos military and islamist militants has.

The president is elected using the two round system. Burkina faso elects on national level a head of state the president and a legislaturethe president is elected for a five year term by the people. Burkina fasos elections are scheduled for november 22nd.

If no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round a second round will be held. The risk of terrorist attacks and kidnappings remains high as terrorist organizations continue to operate throughout the. However rising violence from extremist organizations operating within the country pushed the government to change the electoral code so that in the event of force majeure or exceptional circumstances preventing the organization of elections in parts of the country the election may continue based on the results.

Making the announcement on wednesday after a cabinet meeting the countrys minister for territorial administration simeon sawadogo stated that. The president of the union for progress and change upc burkina fasos main opposition party zephirin diabre and former prime minister isaac zida filed their candidacies for the november 22. November 22 2020 has officially been announced as the day citizens of burkina faso make their way to the polls for the countrys widely anticipated presidential elections.

Ultimately the election commission provisionally validated 14 of those candidacies including all candidates nominated by parties. Burkina faso is set to hold presidential and parliamentary elections later this month but the presence of extremist groups has disrupted voter registration in some parts of the country and could prevent people from casting ballots on the day. Opposition leaders diabre zida register as candidates october 3 2020 village reporter africaglobalvillage africanews the president of the union for progress and change upc burkina fasos main opposition party zephirin diabre and former prime minister isaac zida filed their candidacies for the november 22.

Elections in burkina faso gives information on election and election results in burkina faso. The 2020 elections in burkina faso at the closure of the filing period 23 candidates have filed to run for president including three women.