==Political history== In 1990, the Popular Front held its first National Congress, which formed a committee to draft a national constitution.
The constitution was approved by referendum in 1991.
The constitution of 2 June 1991, established a semi-presidential government with a parliament (Assemblée) which can be dissolved by the President of the Republic, who is elected for a term of 5 years.
In 1992, Blaise Compaoré was elected president, running unopposed after the opposition boycotted the election because of Compaoré's refusal to accede to demands of the opposition such as a Sovereign National Conference to set modalities.
The legislature and judiciary are independent but remain susceptible to outside influence. In 1995, Burkina held its first multiparty municipal elections since it gained independence.
The president's ODP/MT won over 1,100 of some 1,700 councilor seats being contested. In February 1996, the ruling ODP/MT merged with several small opposition parties to form the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP).
The remaining opposition parties regrouped in preparation for 1997 legislative elections and the 1998 presidential election.
The 1997 legislative elections, which international observers pronounced to be substantially free, fair, and transparent, resulted in a large CDP majority—101 to 111 seats. ==Government== ===Executive branch=== |President |Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |People's Movement for Progress |29 December 2015 |- |Prime Minister |Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré |People's Movement for Progress |24 January 2019 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and may serve up to two terms.
The remaining opposition parties regrouped in preparation for 1997 legislative elections and the 1998 presidential election.
The year 2000 saw a constitutional amendment reducing the presidential term from 7 to 5 years, which was enforced during the 2005 elections.
However, notwithstanding a challenge by other presidential candidates, in October 2005, the constitutional council ruled that because Compaoré was already a sitting president in 2000, the amendment would not apply to him until the end of his second term in office, thereby clearing the way for his candidacy in the 2005 election.
The year 2000 saw a constitutional amendment reducing the presidential term from 7 to 5 years, which was enforced during the 2005 elections.
However, notwithstanding a challenge by other presidential candidates, in October 2005, the constitutional council ruled that because Compaoré was already a sitting president in 2000, the amendment would not apply to him until the end of his second term in office, thereby clearing the way for his candidacy in the 2005 election.
In 2010, Compaoré was once again re-elected, and the term limit requirement was held to not apply to him.
The constitution requires that anyone elected or appointed must be 45 years old by the day of the ballot. In May 2013, then President Compaoré announced the establishment of a new Senate with 89 members, 29 of which would be selected by the president themselves, and the rest appointed by local officials.
With Senate elections being held in July 2013, government opposition groups warned against a legislative body with a majority of handpicked sympathizers by the president.
The party system was dominated by the Congress for Democracy and Progress (CDP) until the 2014 Burkinabé uprising.
A proposed constitutional amendment in 2014 would have permitted him to run again, but public resistance led to the 2014 Burkinabé uprising, and Compaoré resigned on 31 October 2014.
The 1997 legislative elections, which international observers pronounced to be substantially free, fair, and transparent, resulted in a large CDP majority—101 to 111 seats. ==Government== ===Executive branch=== |President |Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |People's Movement for Progress |29 December 2015 |- |Prime Minister |Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré |People's Movement for Progress |24 January 2019 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and may serve up to two terms.
Elections were to have been held in October 2015, but members of the Regiment of Presidential Security launched a coup on 16 September 2015, detaining President Kafando and Prime Minister Zida.
The 1997 legislative elections, which international observers pronounced to be substantially free, fair, and transparent, resulted in a large CDP majority—101 to 111 seats. ==Government== ===Executive branch=== |President |Roch Marc Christian Kaboré |People's Movement for Progress |29 December 2015 |- |Prime Minister |Christophe Joseph Marie Dabiré |People's Movement for Progress |24 January 2019 |} The president is elected by popular vote for a five-year term and may serve up to two terms.
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