Burkina Faso’s President Kafando Says Elections Set for October
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Burkina Faso’s President Michel Kafando said the country will hold elections in ten months time after the military took power on Oct. 30 last year following demonstrations.
“Our meeting with the national electoral commission allows us to expect elections from the beginning of October 2015,” he said in a Dec. 31 national address. Kafando, 72, said he will meet on Jan. 7 with political parties and civil society groups to begin planning for elections.