Burkina Faso parliamentary election, 2002
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Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso
on 5 May 2002. The result was a landslide victory
for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress
, which took almost 50% of the popular vote and 57 of the 111 parliamentary seats. Voter turnout was 70.4%, though 7.5% of all votes cast (142,243) were deemed invalid.
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
on 5 May 2002. The result was a landslide victory
Landslide victory
In politics, a landslide victory is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming margin in an election...
for the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress
Congress for Democracy and Progress
The Congress for Democracy and Progress is the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. Its President is Roch Marc Christian Kaboré....
, which took almost 50% of the popular vote and 57 of the 111 parliamentary seats. Voter turnout was 70.4%, though 7.5% of all votes cast (142,243) were deemed invalid.