Presidential elections were held in

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

on 21 November 2010.. Incumbent president

Blaise Compaoré Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

was re-elected with 80% of the vote. The elections were marred by claims of widespread fraud.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 Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77.

ran as the candidate of the

Congress for Democracy and Progress The Congress for Democracy and Progress (french: Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, ''CDP'') was the ruling party in Burkina Faso from 1996 until the overthrow of Blaise Compaoré in 2014. History The party was founded in February 199 ...

, and was also supported by the

Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally An alliance is a relationship among people, groups, or states that have joined together for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose, whether or not explicit agreement has been worked out among them. Members of an alliance are called ...

.Elections in Burkina Faso
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 The Party for Democracy and Socialism (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Socialisme) was a registered political party in Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta). In 1999 the African Independence Party (PAI) split, and Soumane Touré formed a ...

, and also received the support of the African Independence Party, the

Social Forces Front The Social Forces Front (french: Front des Forces Sociales, FFS) is a Sankarist political party in Burkina Faso. FFS candidate Norbert Tiendrébéogo ran in the 13 November 2005 presidential election A presidential election is the election ...

, 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 The Party for Democracy and Progress / Socialist Party (french: Parti pour la Démocratie et le Progrès / Parti Socialiste) is a political party in Burkina Faso (former Upper Volta). It was founded in May 2001 by merger of the Party for Democr ...

candidate, whilst Maxime Kaboré stood as an independent.

Results

References

Presidential elections in Burkina Faso

2010 in Burkina Faso {{BurkinaFaso-stub