2010 Burkinabé presidential election

Third re-election of Blaise Compaoré Burkina Faso presidential 2005 Burkinabé presidential election 2005 21 November 2010 2015 Burkinabé general election 2015 3,239,777 54.90% 130x130px Blaise Compaoré 2014 White House (cropped).png Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 1,358,941 80.21% 3x4.svg Hama Arba Diallo Party for Democracy and Socialism 138,666 8.18% Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara - 2016 (cropped).jpg Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party 107,377 6.34% Acting President Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress Elected President Presidential elections were held in Burkina Faso on 21 November 2010. Burkina Faso Votes as Compaore Seeks his Fourth Term https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-11-21/burkina-faso-votes-as-compaore-seeks-fourth-term-update1-.html Bloomberg 21 November 2010. Incumbent president Blaise Compaoré was re-elected with 80% of the vote. The elections were marred by claims of widespread fraud.https://archive.today/20121205235040/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hFx87jxVVeKnGgrlu5GfKXVozh0Q?docId=CNG.9069423c15ce0426af7f79fa1a9b81e0.351 Compaore to face six in Burkina Faso presidential election AFP, 9 October 2010 Candidates A total of seven candidates registered to contest the elections, including three who contested the 2005 elections. Incumbent President Blaise Compaoré ran as the candidate of the Congress for Democracy and Progress, and was also supported by the Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally.Elections in Burkina Faso https://web.archive.org/web/20111011151029/http://africanelections.tripod.com/bf.html 2011-10-11 African Elections Database Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara, the runner-up in 2005 was the candidate of the Union 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. Former Foreign Minister Hama Arba Diallo was nominated by the Party for Democracy and Socialism, and also received the support of the African Independence Party, the Social Forces Front, Faso Metba, the Citizens League of Builders, the Union for Democracy and Social Progress and the Union of Progressive Forces. Hydrogeologist Ouampoussoga Francois Kaboré ran as the Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party candidate, whilst Maxime Kaboré stood as an independent. Results Blaise Compaoré Congress for Democracy and Progress 1358941 Hama Arba Diallo Party for Democracy and Socialism 138666 Bénéwendé Stanislas Sankara Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party 107377 Boukary Kaboré fr Sankarist Union es Unión Sankarista / Pan-African Movement of Faso es Movimiento Panafricano de Burkina Faso 39029 Maxime Kaboré es Independent Party of Burkina 24888 Pargui Emile Paré People's Movement for Socialism / Federal Party 14461 François Kaboré es Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party 10909 84422 3239777 Psephos References Category:Presidential elections in Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Presidential