Burkina junta leader: Security first before promised elections

Elections in Burkina Faso not a ‘priority’ – Military leader - Daily Trust

Elections in Burkina Faso are not a “priority” compared to “security”, the country’s military leader Captain Ibrahim Traore said Friday on state TV, almost a year after coming to power in a coup. Traore, who had promised a return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024, also announced planned changes to the constitution to make it representative of the “masses”. “It’s not a priority, I’ll tell you that clearly, it’s security that’s…

Burkina junta leader: Security first before promised elections

The leader of Burkina Faso's military junta on Friday said promised elections would only be held once the security situation permits, as hundreds of his supporters rallied in the capital on the first anniversary of the coup.

Burkina Faso: 'elections not a priority compared to security', says military leader

Almost a year after seizing power in a coup, Captain Ibrahim Traore, who had promised a return to presidential elections by July 2024, in Burkina Faso, announced planned changes to the constitution to make it representative of the masses, declaring Friday, on state TV, that elections are not a prior

Burkina Junta Leader: Security First Before Promised Elections

The leader of Burkina Faso's military junta on Friday said promised elections would only be held once the security situation permits, as hundreds of his supporters rallied in the capital on the first anniversary of the coup. Supporters gathered at the Place de la Nation in Ouagadougou waving Burkinabe flags. Some held signs with pictures of the young interim president, Captain Ibrahim Traore. Traore grabbed power Sept. 30, 2022, ousting the lead…

Polls in Burkina Faso will only be held when...: Junta leader

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In Burkina Faso, elections not a 'priority,' says junta leader

OUAGADOUGOU (Burkina Faso), Sept 30 ― Elections in Burkina Faso are not a “priority,” junta leader Ibrahim Traore said yesterday. Traore had earlier promised a return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. Hundreds of the leader's supporters gathered in Ouagadougou yesterday — the first anniversary of the coup that brought the interim president to power. “It's not a priority, I'll tell you that clearly, it's security that's the p…