Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Roch Marc Christian Kabore elected president of Burkina Faso

Roch Marc Christian Kabore elected as the President of the West African country Burkina Faso.

Kabore won the vote in the 1st round with 53.49% of ballots, which was enough to secure a 1st round victory.


Zephirin Diabre came in the 2nd place with 29.6% of the vote, and Tahirou Barry stood third with just 3% of the votes.
About Roch Marc Christian Kabore:

• Kabore served as the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso from 1994 -96.

• Marc served as the President of the National Assembly of Burkina Faso from 2002-12.

• In January 2014, he left the ruling Congress for Democracy and Progress and founded a new opposition party, the People’s Movement for Progress.


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