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Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Data points :
Parlement (Parliament), Assemblée législative de la transition (Transitional Legislative Assembly)
The IPU data corresponds to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. For information about upper chambers, refer to Parline
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cases currently treated by the Committee on the Human Rights of MPs
- Number of MPs 71 MPs
- Legislature unicameral
- Last election Nov 2022
- IPU Membership
- Common principles signatory
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Website
www.facebook.com/burkinafaso.assembleenationale
www.alt.bf
www.assembleenationale.bf - More data from Parline
This page contains the latest IPU news and data for this parliament. The percentage of women in parliament and the percentage of youth participation correspond to the lower chamber if the parliament is bicameral. The number of MP human rights cases corresponds to the latest decisions of the IPU Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians.
Related news
Voices
16/02/2023
As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Dr. Ousmane Bougouma, the Speaker of the
Statements
10/02/2023
Geneva, Switzerland, 9 February 2023 On the invitation of the IPU Secretary General, a delegation from the Transitional Legislative Assembly (ALT) of Burkina Faso, led by its President, Dr. Ousmane Bougouma, today visited IPU headquarters. The visit took place in
Press releases
28/06/2022
On the eve of the International Day of Parliamentarism and the IPU’s 133rd anniversary on 30 June, a snapshot of the state of parliaments and parliamentarians offers mixed results. According to the latest IPU figures, some parliaments are becoming more
Statements
25/01/2022
The IPU expresses grave concern over reports of a military coup in Burkina Faso with the arrests of President Kabore, the Speaker of Parliament and other government officials as well as news of the dissolution of the National Assembly. The
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