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The turnout for the November 22 presidential election, led by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, was 50.79%. One in two voters therefore did not vote, let alone Burkinabè who were not registered. RFI gives them the floor.
With our special correspondent in Ouagadougou, Carine Frenk
According to confirming sources, Burkina Faso is expected to have about 10 million voters and not just 6.5 million. Because they do not have their national identity card, because they could not hire due to the uncertainty, or because they do not see the point of voting, or for all these reasons at once, many citizens remain on the side of the road. The vote in the November 22 presidential election was by no means two.
Such is the case with Bibi, a small shop in the city center. He never voted and he is fine. Because he does not see the point: “I will never vote. I never voted. I’m 38 and I do not know how to vote. I’m not ready to vote. ”
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“I do not believe in their promises”
Clara runs a newsstand. She could have voted in Fada, but since she was in Ouadadougou on election day, she abstained: “It did not bother me. Because among the 13 candidates, I did not know who to choose. No one speaks the truth in their program. Others have promised things they cannot do. They did all this just to get the chair. I do not believe in their promises. ”
The participation rate is 50.79%. That is even 46% if we refer to the 6.5 million registered voters. In fact, 600,000 voters were excluded from the CENI calculation base, their polling stations could not be opened due to uncertainty.
Elected president in the first round, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré received congratulations from several opponents on Friday, November 27. Among them are Zéphirin Diabré, the opposition leader, but also Tahirou Barry, Ablassé Ouedraogo, Monique Kam Yeli, Gilbert Noel Ouedraogo, Professor Augustin Loada, president of the Patriotic Movement for Salvation, or Do Pascal Sessouma.
President Kaboré praised this approach, which he said testifies to the maturity of democracy in Burkina Faso. We are now waiting for the preliminary results of the legislative election. The Constitutional Council will announce the final results.
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