Burkina Faso election won by Kabore. Observation mission deems election well conducted
Though Burkina Faso's election was overshadowed by terrorism, Burkina Faso went to the polls Sunday 22 November 2020. President Roch Kaboré of Burkina Faso was re-elected for a second five-year term, with 57.87% of the votes.
The election result confirms that Marc Kaboré and the governing party MPP continue to have great popular support. However, the growing insecurity and threats from terrorist groups along with protests over the elections show that there is still a long road to reach stability in terms of peace and a firm rooting of the democracy in Burkina Faso.
DIPD’s support to democracy in Burkina Faso
DIPD is working with the local organisation Centre for Democratic Governance (CGD) to provide a platform for the 14 national political parties represented in the national assembly so that they have a space to interact and share their views on the causes of and possible solutions to existing issues.
Through support from DIPD, networks and activities have been set up for women and youth from the 14 political parties to improve their political participation. This means raising the awareness of political parties and youth on the importance of women holding political positions, on better positioning on electoral lists, and on creating policies for the advancement of women in political parties.
The Multiparty network has had dialogue sessions with institutions such as the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI), the Presidency of Burkina Faso, and the National Assembly. The interparty-dialogue sessions have brought together the political parties to promote dialogue and to strengthen the participation of women and young people in decision-making. These sessions are believed to have impacted on President Kaboré’s ongoing demands to favour electoral lists with a gender quota of 30%.