Burkina Faso

Population Statistics

18,931,686

Total Population

2,839,753

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

23 July 2009

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Constitution of Burkina Faso (1991, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015

Article 43 states:

While the President of Faso is incapacitated in a temporary manner from fulfilling his functions, his powers are provisionally exercised by the Prime Minister. In case of vacancy of the Presidency of Faso for any cause that may be, or of absolute or definitive incapacity declared by the Constitutional Council referred to [the matter] by the Government, the functions of the President of Faso are exercised by the President of the Senate. It proceeds to the election of a new President for a new period of five years…

 

Article 93 states:

…The President is responsible for this management before the Chamber; it can dismiss him by the absolute majority for incompetence in his management.

 

Excerpt from the Constitution of Burkina Faso (1991, last amended 2012)

Electoral Code (2001, last amended 2012)

Updated: June 2015

Article 44 states:
Should not be registered to the voter lists...

  • (3) Individuals who are legally incapacitated [by an illness, a disability or deterioration as an effect of age];
  • (4) Those who have been stripped of their civic and political rights.

 

Article 209 states:

Cannot be elected provincial councilors...persons deprived of voting rights.

 

Excerpts from the Electoral Code (2001, last amended 2012)