2010 Burkinabé presidential election Registered 3,239,777 Turnout 54.90%
Presidential elections were held inBurkina Faso on 21 November 2010.[ 1] Blaise Compaoré was re-elected with 80% of the vote. The elections were marred by claims of widespread fraud.[ 1] [ 2]
A total of seven candidates registered to contest the elections, including three who contested the2005 elections . Incumbent PresidentBlaise Compaoré ran as the candidate of theCongress for Democracy and Progress , and was also supported by theAlliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally .[ 3] Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara , the runner-up in 2005 was the candidate of theUnion for Rebirth / Sankarist Movement .Pargui Emile Pare , who finished tenth in 2005, ran as the People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party candidate.
Former Army commander Boukary Kaboré was the Pan-African Sankarist Union / Progressive Movement candidate, and was backed by the National Council for Renaissance-Sankarist Movement and the Party for National Unity and Development.[ 3] Hama Arba Diallo was nominated by theParty for Democracy and Socialism , and also received the support of theAfrican Independence Party , theSocial Forces Front , Faso Metba, the Citizens League of Builders, theUnion for Democracy and Social Progress and the Union of Progressive Forces.[ 3]
Hydrogeologist Ouampoussoga Francois Kaboré ran as theParty for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party candidate, whilst Maxime Kaboré stood as an independent.
Candidate Party Votes % Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 1,358,941 80.21 Hama Arba Diallo Party for Democracy and Socialism 138,666 8.18 Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party 107,377 6.34 Boukary Kaboré [fr ] Sankarist Union [es ] /Pan-African Movement of Faso [es ] 39,029 2.30 Maxime Kaboré [es ] Independent Party of Burkina 24,888 1.47 Pargui Emile Paré People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party 14,461 0.85 François Kaboré [es ] Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party 10,909 0.64 Total 1,694,271 100.00 Valid votes 1,694,271 95.25 Invalid/blank votes 84,422 4.75 Total votes 1,778,693 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 3,239,777 54.90 Source:Psephos
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