The new strongman of Burkina Faso, Captain Ibrahim Traoré, who took power in a coup on September 30, will be invested on Friday as transitional president, the Constitutional Council announced on Wednesday October 19.
The Constitutional Council “
takes note of the resignation
” of Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, author of a putsch in January and himself overthrown on September 30 by Captain Traoré.
He “
officially notes the vacancy of the presidency
”, adding that Ibrahim Traoré was appointed Friday “
president of the transition, head of state, supreme head of the national armed forces
” by national meetings bringing together the living forces of the country.
"
The solemn hearing for the swearing in of Mr. Ibrahim Traoré (...) as president of the transition is set for Friday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. (local and GMT) in the courtroom of the Constitutional Council
", specifies the board.
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This investiture is provided for by the charter of the transition adopted by the national assizes having unanimously designated Captain Traoré, president of the said transition, underlines the constitutional council.
Article 4 of the charter emphasizes that "
the mandate of the president of the transition ends with the investiture of the president resulting from the presidential election
" scheduled for 2024. It also stipulates that he "
is not eligible for the elections presidential, legislative and municipal elections that will be organized to put an end to the transition
”.
On January 24, soldiers led by Lieutenant-Colonel Damiba and grouped in a junta called the Patriotic Movement for Safeguarding and Restoration (MPSR) overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, accused of incapacity in the face of attacks. jihadists who have multiplied in Burkina.
They have not stopped in eight months and, faced with the constant deterioration of the situation, a new putsch took place on September 30, which brought to power the young captain Traoré, aged 34, in order to "
refocus the transition on security emergencies
,” according to the junta.
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