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1992 Burkinabé parliamentary election

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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.
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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
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were held in December (boycotted by the opposition, and held amid violent protests). The elections had initially been called for 9 January 1991, but were postponed until 1992.
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According to international observers the elections were largely free and fair, whereas opposition parties claimed that there had been massive fraud.
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on 24 May 1992. They were the first parliamentary elections held in the country since 1978, and the first to be held under the
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of the country. On June 20, 1992, a new seven-member cabinet was presented to the public.
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Voter turnout was 33.8%, higher than the 25% participation in the
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Index

Politics of Burkina Faso

Constitution
Human rights
Interim President
Ibrahim Traoré
Interim Prime Minister
Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla
National Assembly
President
Alassane Bala Sakandé
Administrative divisions
13 regions
45 provinces
351 departments
Elections
2015
2020
Political parties
Foreign relations
Minister
Olivia Rouamba
Diplomatic missions of
in Burkina Faso
Nationality law
Passport
Visa requirements
Visa policy
Other countries
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