# 2020 Burkinabè general election

General elections were held in Burkina Faso on 22 November 2020 to elect the President and National Assembly. In the presidential elections, incumbent president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of the People's Movement for Progress was re-elected in the first round with 57.7% of the vote, avoiding the need for second round. The main campaign focus of the major presidential candidates was the growing insecurity in the country with the rise in terrorism and ethnic violence.

## Electoral system

The President is elected using the two-round system; if no candidate receives a majority of the vote in the first round, a second round will be held.
The 127 members of the National Assembly are elected by proportional representation; 111 are elected from 45 multi-member constituencies with between two and nine seats, with 16 elected from a single nationwide constituency.

## Campaign

In February 2019 former Prime Minister Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo announced that he would contest the presidential elections.

## Conduct

Due to instability, the election commission was unable to conduct voter registration in more than 17% of the country. Fifty-two out of 127 members of parliament suggested that they would not be able to campaign in their constituency due to security concerns. With increased pressure from the government not to postpone the elections, the National Assembly passed a bill on 24 August to introduce a force majeure clause. The clause allowed the elections to continue as normal and in areas where insecurity limited the vote from being held, the results from polling stations that were able to open dictated the result for the entire constituency. At the start of the campaign period, municipalities in six of the thirteen regions had cases of force majeure.
The COVID-19 pandemic also prevented voter registrations between 30 March and 25 May.
On election day, voting did not take place in 926 of the 19,836 polling stations, disenfranchising 596,756 registered voters.

## Results
### President

| Candidate | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
| | Roch Marc Christian Kaboré | People's Movement for Progress | 1,645,229 | 57.74 |
| | Eddie Komboïgo | Congress for Democracy and Progress | 442,693 | 15.54 |
| | Zéphirin Diabré | Union for Progress and Reform | 354,988 | 12.46 |
| | Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo | Act Together | 95,661 | 3.36 |
| | Tahirou Barry | National Rebirth Party | 62,231 | 2.18 |
| | Ablassé Ouedraogo | Alternative Faso | 51,461 | 1.81 |
| | Gilbert Noël Ouédraogo | ADF–RDA | 45,263 | 1.59 |
| | Yacouba Isaac Zida | Patriotic Movement for Salvation | 43,537 | 1.53 |
| | Abdoulaye Soma | Sun of the Future Movement | 40,724 | 1.43 |
| | Segui Ambroise Farama | Organisation of African Peoples – Burkina Faso | 25,916 | 0.91 |
| | Kiemdoro do Pascalo Sessouma | Vision Burkina | 20,068 | 0.70 |
| | Yéli Monique Kam | Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina | 15,322 | 0.54 |
| | Claude Aimé Tassembedo | Independent | 6,442 | 0.23 |
| Total | Total | Total | 2,849,535 | 100.00 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,849,535 | 95.86 |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 123,055 | 4.14 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,972,590 | 100.00 |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,918,844 | 50.22 |
| Source: Constitutional Court |||||

### National Assembly

Seats :
| Party | Party | Votes | % | Con. | Nat. | Total | +/– |
| | People's Movement for Progress | 968,980 | 34.59 | 50 | 6 | 56 | +1 |
| | Congress for Democracy and Progress | 371,633 | 13.27 | 18 | 2 | 20 | +2 |
| | Union for Progress and Reform | 285,202 | 10.18 | 10 | 2 | 12 | –21 |
| | New Era for Democracy | 155,995 | 5.57 | 12 | 1 | 13 | +10 |
| | Alliance for Democracy and Federation – African Democratic Rally | 69,179 | 2.47 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| | Union for Rebirth / Sankarist Party | 68,727 | 2.45 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Rally for Integrity | 67,304 | 2.40 | 2 | 1 | 3 | New |
| | Party for Development and Change | 56,407 | 2.01 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
| | Movement for the Future Burkina Faso | 55,136 | 1.97 | 3 | 1 | 4 | New |
| | New Alliance of Faso | 48,499 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 |
| | National Convention for Progress | 37,042 | 1.32 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New |
| | Act Together | 36,163 | 1.29 | 2 | 0 | 2 | New |
| | Pan-African Alliance for Refoundation | 29,577 | 1.06 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | Progressives United for Renewal | 28,894 | 1.03 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | Union for the Republic and Democracy | 28,864 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for Democracy and Socialism/Metba | 27,757 | 0.99 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | SENS Movement | 26,849 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Patriotic Movement for Salvation | 26,369 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Organisation for Democracy and Labour | 24,869 | 0.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Movement for Change and Renaissance | 22,809 | 0.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alliance of Forces for Alternance | 21,443 | 0.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Convergence for Progress and Solidarity-Generation 3 | 20,639 | 0.74 | 1 | 0 | 1 | New |
| | Renewal | 13,393 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | African Front for Change | 11,905 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Rally of Patriots for Renewal | 11,833 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Sun of the Future Movement | 11,224 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Democratic Party for Integration and Solidarity | 10,714 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independent Associates | 10,173 | 0.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Rebirth Party | 9,395 | 0.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 |
| | Labour Alliance for Development | 9,308 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alliance of Democrats of Burkina | 8,282 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina Yirwa | 7,833 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement of Young Patriots for Progress | 7,141 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Congress for Rebirth and Progress | 6,873 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Union for the Republic | 6,385 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alternative Faso | 6,370 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Coalition Rupture | 6,307 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Sidwaya | 6,022 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | L'Autre Burkina/PSR | 5,996 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Patriotic Pan-African Alternative | 5,906 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement of the People for Democracy | 5,686 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Burkinabé Democratic Union for Renaissance | 5,570 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Organisation of African Peoples-Burkina Faso | 5,426 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Democracy in Africa | 5,408 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –1 |
| | Rally of Burkinans for Progress | 5,357 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Independent Party of Burkina | 5,074 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Faso Kanu | 4,959 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Fasokooz | 4,856 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Our Common Cause | 4,843 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Rally of People for Labour | 4,617 | 0.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for Democratic Renewal | 4,184 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Congress of African Nations/Burkina Faso | 4,098 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Rally for Burkina | 3,973 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Union of Centrist Forces | 3,894 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Progress and Reform | 3,877 | 0.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Convergence for Renewal/Progressive Movement | 3,645 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Standing Citizens Movement | 3,496 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Rally of White Hands | 3,422 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Republican People | 3,315 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Justice and Development | 2,959 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Union of Independents for Reform | 2,911 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement for the Renaissance of Burkina | 2,748 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Convergence of Patriots and Progressives | 2,714 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Pan-African Patriots | 2,694 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party for National Unity and Development | 2,620 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party for National Cohesion | 2,594 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party for Democracy and Youth | 2,329 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance for Rebirth, Democracy and Integration | 2,275 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Workers of Peace and Development | 2,271 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Fasocrat Party | 2,208 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement of Intellectuals for Development | 2,111 | 0.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alliance of Democrats for Development | 2,092 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alliance of Generations for Renaissance | 2,075 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Democratic Renewal | 1,985 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Patriotic Front for Change | 1,867 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Union for Social Development | 1,829 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Vision Burkina | 1,805 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Coalition of Democratic Forces for Real Change | 1,786 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina Socialist Party | 1,606 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Republican Party for Total Independence | 1,584 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Hope of Faso | 1,577 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Sun Alliance for Progress | 1,570 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for the Protection of the Environment/Nature Conservation | 1,481 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Ecologist Party for New Development | 1,408 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Movement for Patriotic Rally | 1,282 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina Laafia Party | 1,241 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Together for Faso | 1,178 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for Labour and Democracy | 1,163 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Union for Democracy and Progress | 1,123 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Democratic Organisation for the Defence of Nature | 1,102 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Democrats of Faso | 1,092 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | New Vision | 1,079 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| | Coalition for the Republic–Progressive Party | 1,073 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Patriotic Movement for Alternance | 1,055 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for Reconciliation and the Renewal of Faso | 1,031 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina United for Triumph | 977 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | National Union of Independents | 969 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Patriotic Party of Young Republicans | 941 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for the Rebirth of Democracy in Faso | 939 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Party of Rally for Democratic Integrity and Solidarity | 936 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Mouvement le Ril vaa-ir | 852 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Conscious Youth of Burkina | 830 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Greatcall | 818 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Alliance for the Republic and Democracy | 750 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Integrated Youth Committed to Change | 732 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | African Movement of the Peoples | 729 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Common Front for Development | 692 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Pan-African Movement of United Forces for Work, Union and Renaissance | 664 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Fasokamba | 633 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | New Democratic Initiative–Peoples Action Party | 606 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Centrist Party for Democracy and Progress | 546 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Alliance for Peace and Integrity | 542 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina United for Development | 507 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement for the Defence of Democracy | 499 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of African Grouping | 454 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Pan-African Movement of Faso | 381 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | La Nature | 286 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of People for Progress in Faso | 250 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party of Progress for National Renewal | 237 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Party for Development and Democracy | 192 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Burkina on the Road to Development | 187 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Movement of Young Republicans | 168 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| | National Party for Development and Peace | 124 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | Union for Democracy and Development | 119 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | Les Tondikara de la Paix | 64 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| | March for the Fatherland | 33 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 2,801,272 | 100.00 | 111 | 16 | 127 | 0 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,801,272 | 95.68 | | | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 126,487 | 4.32 | | | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,927,759 | 100.00 | | | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 5,895,773 | 49.66 | | | | |
| Source: Constitutional Court ||||||||

## Aftermath

Although the opposition accused the government of committing electoral fraud before and after the election, on 27 November opposition leader Zephirin Diabre conceded defeat and met with Kabore to congratulate him on his re-election. The opposition failed to produce substantial evidence of electoral fraud and the election commission quickly dismissed the claims of irregularities. Observers considered the election fair. In the country's east, there was a minor incident as 30 people voted using fake ballot papers as there were not any "original" ballot papers available. However, Halidou Ouedraogo, President of local election monitoring organization CODEL said that it was not a widespread phenomenon and gave the election a mostly clean bill.