Burkina Faso
Transitional Legislative Assembly
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Political system
Political systems: Presidential, Parliamentary, Presidential-Parliamentary, Monarchy, Communist, Transitional.
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Transitional system
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Structure of parliament
Structure of parliament: Unicameral, bicameral
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Unicameral
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IPU membership
Current membership status
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Yes
About parliament
Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.
- Parliament name
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Parlement (Parliament)
- Chamber name
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Assemblée législative de la transition (Transitional Legislative Assembly)
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Structure & status of parliament
This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
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Lower chamber
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Transitional status
Parliament is in a transitional status, pending the establishment of a new full-fledged parliament.
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Yes
IPU membership
- Affiliation periods
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from 1972 to 1973
from 1979 to 1980
from 1993 -
IPU Geopolitical Group/s
IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
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African Group
Speaker
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Official title
The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
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President of the Transitional Legislative Assembly
- Speaker
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Ousmane Bougouma (Male)
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1981 -
Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Speaker
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11 Nov 2022
- Additional information
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Elected on 11 Nov. 2022.
Speaker terms
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Secretary general
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Official title
This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
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Secretary General
- Secretary General
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Valérie Simporé Soubeiga (Female)
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Term
Start (and end) of the term of the Secretary general
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24 Aug 2022
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Notes
Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
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Appointed on 24 Aug. 2022.
Members
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Statutory number of members
Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
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71
Notes:
Members are designated by the following persons/groups, as foreseen by the Transitional Charter promulgated in October 2022, and their credentials are validated by a commission of inquiry and deliberation.
• Head of State: 20
• Prominent regional stakeholders (one person per region): 13
• Political parties: 12
• Security and defence forces: 16
• Civil society organizations: 10
- Principal mode of designation of members
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Other
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Other members
For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
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71
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Current number of members
Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
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71
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Men
The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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59
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Women
The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
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12
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Percentage of women
Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
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16.9%
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Population (in thousands)
Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian
Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
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Age
Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.
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Average age of all members
Average age of members, for which data is available, at the time of the last election or renewal.
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46.0(2022-11)
- Youngest member
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Séphorah Anita Soumai Traoré (Female)
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Youngest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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25
- Oldest member
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Boureima Traoré (Male)
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Oldest member (years)
Age is calculated at the time the member was elected/appointed to a new legislature. Data is not updated during the legislature unless the member is no longer a member.
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72
Number of members, by age (2022-11)
| 18 - 20 | 21 - 30 | 31 - 40 | 41 - 45 | 46 - 50 | 51 - 60 | 61 - 70 | 71 - 80 | 81 - 90 | 91 and over | Totals per gender | |
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| Male | 0 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Female | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals per age interval | 0 | 4 | 22 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| Total <= 45: 33 | Total >= 46: 38 | ||||||||||
| Age at the last election or renewal | Overall | Male | Female |
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| 5.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | |
| 36.6% | 30% | 7.0% | |
| 46.5% | 39% | 7.0% |
Reserved seats and quotas
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There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups
Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
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Yes
Notes: Article 14, the Transitional Charter of 15 October 2022.
- Women
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2
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Youth
Reserved seats for youth in parliament
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2
- Persons with disabilities
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2
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Electoral quota for women
Quotas to promote gender-balanced representation in parliament
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Yes
Notes:
The law regarding quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates (LOI N°003-2020/AN du 22 janvier 2020) aims to ensure a minimum of 30% of candidates of both sexes in the list of candidates of every political party, coalition, or independent group competing in an electoral constituency.
In legislative and municipal lists of candidates, the sex of candidates must alternate at least for the first two thirds of all candidates. Female and male candidates and alternates must alternate in their respective lists of candidates and lists of alternates. The head of a list of candidates and a list of alternates cannot be of the same sex.
Political parties, group of political parties, or group of independents that comply with these provisions benefit from a 20% increase in public funding for electoral campaigning.
Sources: Articles 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 of the Law establishing quotas and procedures for the positioning of candidates in legislative and municipal elections in Burkina Faso (LOI N°003-2020/AN portant fixation de quota et modalités de positionnement des candidates et candidats aux élections législatives et municipales au Burkina Faso).
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Youth quota
Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.
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No
Links to additional information
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Parliamentary website
Link(s) to parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local languages.
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List of members
Link(s) to list of members on the parliamentary web site.
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No information available
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Rules of procedure/Standing Orders
Link(s) to Rules of procedure on the parliamentary web site in English, French and/or local language.
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No information available
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Constitution
Official links to the Constitution in English, French and/or original language is provided. Links to unofficial translations where no other source is available.
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No information available