Presidential election in Burkina Faso: why one in two voters did not vote
In Ouagadougou, in a polling station, agents check the identity of people during the presidential election on November 22, 2020. AP - Sophie Garcia
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The turnout for the presidential election of November 22, which saw Roch Marc Christian Kaboré be renewed, stood at 50.79%.
One in two voters therefore did not vote, not to mention the Burkinabè who were not registered.
RFI gives them the floor.
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With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou,
Carine Frenk
According to corroborating sources, Burkina Faso is expected to have around 10 million voters, and not just 6.5 million.
Because they do not have their national identity card, because they could not enroll
because of insecurity
, or because they do not see the point of voting, or for all these reasons at the same time, many citizens remain by the side of the road.
The presidential vote on November 22 was done without them.
This is the case of Bibi, a small merchant in the city center.
He never voted and he is doing well.
Because he does not see the point: “
I will never vote.
I never voted.
I'm 38 and I don't know how to vote.
I am not ready to vote.
"
► See also: Burkina Faso: after the election, the quest for national reconciliation
"I don't believe in their promises"
Clara runs a newsstand.
She could have voted in Fada, but as she was in Ouadadougou on election day, she therefore abstained: “
It didn't bother me.
Because among the 13 candidates, I did not know who to choose.
No one is telling the truth in their program.
Others have promised things they cannot do.
They did all this just to get the chair.
I don't believe in their promises.
"
The participation rate is 50.79%.
It is even 46% if we refer to the 6.5 million registered voters.
600,000 voters were in fact excluded from the calculation basis by the CENI, their polling station not having been able to open due to insecurity.
Reelected president in the first round,
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
received congratulations from several opponents on Friday, November 27.
Among them, Zéphirin Diabré, the leader of the opposition, but also Tahirou Barry, Ablassé Ouedraogo, Monique Kam Yeli, Gilbert Noel Ouedraogo, Professor Augustin Loada, president of the Patriotic Movement for Salvation, and Do Pascal Sessouma.
President Kaboré praised this approach which, according to him, testifies to the maturity of democracy in Burkina Faso.
We are now awaiting the provisional results of the legislative elections.
The Constitutional Council will proclaim the final results.
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