At stake in this election:

• The office of President of Burkina Faso

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: President Blaise COMPAORE
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Kadre Desire OUEDRAOGO
• Assembly: Burkina Faso has a unicameral National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) with 111 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 7-year term.
• In the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) 111 members are elected by popular vote to serve 5-year terms.

Main Candidates in the Presidential race:

• Blaise COMPAORE
  • Party: Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP)
• Ram OUEDRAOGO
  • Party: Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina
• Frederic GUIRMA
  • Party: Front of Refusal of the Democratic African Assembly

Last Presidential election:

• The last presidential election was held on December 1, 1991. In this election, Blaise COMPAORE received over 85% of the vote and thus won the election.

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 11,266,393 (July 1998 est.)
• Registered Voters: 4,210,134 ( 1998 )

Gender Data:

·         Female Population: 5,588,080 (1998)

·         Is Burkina Faso a signatory to CEDAW: No

·         Has Burkina Faso ratified CEDAW: Yes, accession (14 October 1987)

·         Gender Quota: Yes

·         Female candidates in this election: No

·         Number of Female Parliamentarians: 9 (following the 1997 elections)

·         Human Development Index Position: 183 (2014)

·         Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: High (2014)

Disability Data:

·         Is Burkina Faso a signatory to CRPD: Yes (23 May 2007)

·         Has Burkina Faso ratified CRPD: Yes (23 July 2009)

·         Population with a disability: 1,689,958 (est.)