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Pictures of Electoral Processes/Voter Education

Youth in Burkino Faso gather at a communica-
tion booth, where information was provided on the Source- https://sdc-c4d.ch/projects/burkina-faso
electoral process.

USAID

Educational theatre about the election process

For some years now Burkina Faso has been expe-
riencing political instability in its quest for genuine
democracy. Most of the population lives in rural
areas is illiterate and has no access to the new
information and communication technologies.
Ahead of the planned general elections, the Car-
refour International du Théâtre de Ouagadougou
(CITO - Ouagadougou International Theatre Cross-
roads), with the support of the Swiss Cooperation
Office in Burkina Faso, organised a tour of the play
“L’éléphant du roi” (The King’s Elephant) in all of (C) ELECTION CALENDAR
the country’s 13 regions. The play invites citizens
to meet their civic responsibilities clear-headedly Last Elections Dates
and courageously by electing serious leaders and 29 November 2015
urging them to solve the population’s most press-
ing problems. Altogether 65 performances of the Future Election Calendar
play were held in different parts of the country November 2020

Are there any fixed election days/dates
No

Advance Voting
Yes

Compulsory Voting
No

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