Burkina Faso Regierung Profil 2008

Hauptstadt

Name: Ouagadougou
geographische Koordinaten: 12 22 N, 1 31 W
Zeitunterschied: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Unabhängigkeit

5 August 1960 (from France)

Nationalfeiertag

Tag der Republik, 11 Dezember (1958)

Konstitution

2 Juni 1991 approved by referendum, 11 Juni 1991 formally adopted; last amended Januar 2002

Wahlrecht

universal

Exekutive

Staatsoberhaupt: Staatspräsident Blaise COMPAORE (seit dem 15 October 1987)
Regierungschef: Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO (seit dem 4 June 2007)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 13 November 2005 (next to be held in 2010); in April 2000, the constitution was amended reducing the presidential term from seven to five years, enforceable as of 2005; prime minister appointed by the president with the consent of the legislature
election results: Blaise COMPAORE reelected president; percent of popular vote - Blaise COMPAORE 80.3%, Benewende Stanislas SANKARA 4.9%