AA / Ouagadougou / Dramane Traoré
The duration of the transition in Burkina Faso has been extended by 5 years from July 2, 2024, according to the conclusions of the National Conference held on Saturday in Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital.
Initially planned to last two days, the work of the National Conference ended on Saturday evening, with the main measure being the extension of the duration of the transition for 60 months from July 2, 2024, declared the president of the committee. organization Colonel Moussa Diallo at the close of the Assises.
In addition, according to the summary of the document delivered by Diallo, now the president of the Transition [le capitaine Ibrahim Traoré] has the title of ”President of Faso and Supreme Chief of the Armed Forces.”
Also, President Traoré as well as the Prime Minister, and the president of the Transitional Legislative Assembly (Parliament) will be able to run in the presidential, legislative and municipal elections which will be organized to end the transition.
The ”Live Forces of the Nation”, bringing together representatives of political groups, civil society, customary and religious authorities, defense and security forces (FDS) and volunteers for the defense of the homeland (VDP ), took part in these Conferences.
They also made recommendations such as increasing the number of seats in the Transitional Parliament, increasing the number of members of the government and accelerating development actions in favor of the populations and citizens’ access to social services. base.
”Through the holding of these meetings, you have just demonstrated that the Burkinabè have always been able to demonstrate discernment and lucidity when it comes to saving the best interests of the Nation”, for his part declared the Minister of Territorial Administration, Decentralization and Security, Émile Zerbo, at the closing ceremony.
The revised Transition Charter, resulting from the National Conference, was signed by the President of Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, to the acclamations of the participants.
The National Conference to decide on the follow-up to be given to the transition which normally ends on July 1, 2024, opened on Saturday, in Ouagadougou, the Burkinabe capital, in the absence of certain political parties particularly close to the ex-president Roch Marc Christian Kaboré and their allies.
These political parties justified their boycott by the suspension of the activities of political parties since September 30, 2022, the date of Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s takeover.
Throughout the day on Saturday, thousands of people gathered in front of the hall which hosted the Assises in the Ouaga 2000 district to, they say, put pressure on the participants in order to consequently extend the duration of the transition.
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