Burkina Faso Governo Profilo 2008

Capitale

nome: Ouagadougou
coordinate geografiche: 12 22 N, 1 31 W
differenza di tempo: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Indipendenza

5 Agosto 1960 (from France)

Festa nazionale

Giorno Di Repubblica, 11 Dicembre (1958)

Costituzione

2 Giugno 1991 approved by referendum, 11 Giugno 1991 formally adopted; last amended Gennaio 2002

Suffragio

universal

Ramo esecutivo

capo dello stato: Presidente Blaise COMPAORE (da allora 15 October 1987)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Tertius ZONGO (da allora 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%