1992 Burkinabé parliamentary election

Elections Parliamentary elections were held in Burkina Faso on 24 May 1992. They were the first parliamentary elections held in the country since 1978, and the first to be held under the 1991 constitution.Burkina Faso International Parliamentary Union The result was a victory for the Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement, which won 78 of the 107 seats in the National Assembly.1992 Election Watch https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/225501 Journal of Democracy 3 4 130–133 1086-3214 Background In 1991 President Blaise Compaoré had allowed some openings towards a multi-party system, various political parties (many of them in alliance with the President's Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement, ODP-MT) were established. But opposition parties were not satisfied with the pace of reforms. They called on the formation a sovereign national conference, which would govern the country until the holding of elections. Compaoré refused to bow to this demand, and presidential elections were held in December (boycotted by the opposition, and held amid violent protests).Karatnycky, Adrian, Charles Graybow, Douglas W. Payne, Joseph E. Ryan, Leonard R. Sussman, and George Zarycky. Freedom in the World: The Annual Survey of Political Rights & of Civil Liberties, 1993-1994. New York: Freedom House, 1994. pp. 172-173 The elections had initially been called for 9 January 1991, but were postponed until 1992. Campaign Between January and May 1992 the Coordination of Democratic Forces opposition coalition fell apart, with many of its constituents deciding to contest the elections. A total of 27 political parties eventually registered to compete in the elections, although only four had candidates in all provinces. Conduct According to international observers the elections were largely free and fair, whereas opposition parties claimed that there had been massive fraud.Roger East & Richard Thomas (2003) Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders, Europa, p77 Voter turnout was 33.8%,Dieter Nohlen, Michael Krennerich & Bernhard Thibaut (1999) Elections in Africa: A data handbook, p134 0-19-829645-2 higher than the 25% participation in the presidential elections in 1991. Results File:Burkina Faso National Assembly 1992.svg Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement 590808 48.46 78 National Convention of Progressive Patriots–Social Democratic Party 146530 12.02 12 #6300EB African Democratic Rally 138168 11.33 6 Alliance for Democracy and Federation 105950 8.69 4 #0000FF African Independence Party 50418 4.14 2 Burkinabé Socialist Bloc 28667 2.35 0 Group of Patriotic Democrats 22820 1.87 0 #8F00FF Movement for Tolerance and Progress 22050 1.81 0 Burkinabé Socialist Party 1 Movement of Progressive Democrats 1 #FF7D00 Movement for Socialist Democracy 1 red Rally of Social-Democrat Independents 1 red Union of Social Democrats 1 #8935FF New Social Democracy 0 #FFD700 Union of Greens for the Development of Burkina 0 1219145 40962 0 3727843 Nohlen et al. The overwhelming majority of the elected MPs, 101 out of 107, were male. The new parliament had 17 teachers/school inspectors, 12 executives, 12 professors, 12 engineers, 5 physicians, 5 jurists, 5 economists and 5 businessmen, whilst the remaining 34 MPs belonged to other professional categories. Aftermath Following the elections, Youssouf Ouedraogo of ODP-MT became Prime Minister of the country. On June 20, 1992, a new seven-member cabinet was presented to the public. References Parliamentary Category:Parliamentary elections in Burkina Faso Burkina Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Burkina