2015 Burkinabè general election

2015 Burkinabè general election

29 November 2015
Presidential election
Turnout60.00%
 
Nominee Roch Marc Christian Kaboré Zéphirin Diabré
Party MPP UPC
Popular vote 1,668,169 924,811
Percentage 53.49% 29.65%

Acting President before election

Michel Kafando

Elected President

Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
MPP

General elections were held in Burkina Faso on 29 November 2015. They were the first national elections in the country since the 2014 Burkinabé uprising and the departure of President Blaise Compaoré, who had ruled Burkina Faso for 27 years. Compaoré's party, the Congress for Democracy and Progress, was banned from presenting a presidential candidate in the presidential elections but was still able to participate in the parliamentary election.

The presidential election was won by Roch Marc Christian Kaboré of the People's Movement for Progress, who received 53% of the vote in the first round, avoiding the need for a second round. Kaboré took office on 29 December, becoming only the second civilian president since the country gained independence from France in 1960 and the first civilian to hold the post in 49 years.