In Burkina Faso, military leadership plans 'partial change' to constitution

2 October 2023
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré (photo credit: Donat Sorokin via Reuters)
Junta leader Ibrahim Traoré (photo credit: Donat Sorokin via Reuters)
Elections in Burkina Faso are not a "priority," junta leader Ibrahim Traore said on [29 September]. Traore had earlier promised a return to democracy with presidential elections by July 2024. Hundreds of the leader's supporters gathered in Ouagadougou on [29 September] — 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 priority," Traore told reporters in comments broadcast on state television. The military leader said he planned a "partial change" to Burkina Faso's constitution. He said the current constitution reflects "the opinion of a handful of enlightened people" and not that of the "popular masses."
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