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Burkina Faso president Kabore wins election with 57.87% of vote

Published: 26 Nov 2020 - 04:24 pm | Last Updated: 01 Nov 2021 - 05:02 pm
A woman displays bread for sale near a campaign banner of presidential candidate Roch Kabore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

A woman displays bread for sale near a campaign banner of presidential candidate Roch Kabore in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso November 20, 2020. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra

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OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso President Roch Kabore won re-election at a Nov. 22 poll with 57.87% of the vote, according to full preliminary results announced by the election commission on Thursday. (Reporting by Thiam Ndiaga and Aaron Ross Writing by Alessandra Prentice Editing by Aaron Ross)
 

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