Burkina Faso on Tuesday adopted a constitution which set a three-year transition interval earlier than the nation heads to elections.
The constitution was signed by navy junta chief Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, who led a coup to overthrow the elected authorities simply over a month in the past. He changed former president Roch Marc Christian Kabore because the nation’s chief on January 24.
“The length of the transition is ready at 36 months from the date of the inauguration of the president,” stated the transition constitution. A draft of the constitution was mentioned between the regime and civil teams for a number of hours.
What does the constitution say?
The constitution additionally said that Damiba, the transitional president, is not going to be eligible “for the presidential, legislative and municipal elections which will probably be organized to place an finish to the transition.”
The opposite 25 members of the transitional authorities may even not be capable of run for workplace.
One of many foremost targets of the transitional authorities will probably be to “combat in opposition to terrorism, restore the integrity of the nationwide territory,” the doc stated.
“It’s true that not everybody goes to be pleased with the transitional constitution … however it was the consensus that we reached,” stated Eddie Komboigo, the chief of an opposition get together.
Burkina Faso’s coup was the fourth within the West Africa area in 18 months, together with two in Mali, and an tried coup in Guinea Bissau in early February.
Burkina Faso was subsequently suspended from the Financial Neighborhood of West African States and the African Union. The US halted almost $160 million (€143 million) in help as a result of coup.
The nation faces fixed assaults by armed militants linked to al-Qaida and so-called “Islamic State.” Hundreds have misplaced their lives and lots of of 1000’s have been displaced within the West African Sahel area, contributing to political instability.
tg/nm (AFP, Reuters)