Burkinabé presidential election, 2010
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A presidential election was held in Burkina Faso
on 21 November 2010. President Blaise Compaoré
ran for re-election and was expected to win comfortably in an election marred by claims of widespread fraud.
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 21 November 2010. President Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
ran for re-election and was expected to win comfortably in an election marred by claims of widespread fraud.
Candidates
- Blaise CompaoréBlaise CompaoréBlaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
, incumbent President - Bénéwendé Stanislas SankaraBénéwendé Stanislas SankaraBénéwendé Stanislas Sankara is a Burkinabé politician and the President of the Union for Rebirth/Sankarist Movement party....
, 2005 candidate - Pargui Emile ParePargui Emile ParéPargui Emile Paré is a Burkinabé politician and member of the People's Movement for Socialism/Federal Party .Running as candidate of the Socialist Alliance – a coalition of the MPS/FP and Unified Socialist Party - in the 13 November 2005 elections, Paré placed 10th out of 13 candidates, receiving...
, 2005 candidate - Boukary Kabore, army commander
- Hama Arba DialloHama Arba DialloHama Arba Diallo is a Burkinabé politician, diplomat and civil servant. He is running for President of Burkina Faso in 2010.-Career:...
, former Foreign Minister - Ouampoussoga Francois Kabore, hydrogeologist
- Maxime Kabore