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Captain Ibrahim Traoré announced on Saturday the holding on October 14 and 15 of “national meetings” to appoint a transitional president, before the organization of elections in 2024. As soon as he took power, he had stressed that he did not was not interested in the management of political power. His objective was to be on the ground with his men for the reconquest of localities under the control of armed terrorist groups.
With our correspondent in Ouagadougou, Yaya Boudani
« In view of the adoption of the transition charter, a national meeting is convened on October 14 and 15. in Ouagadougou, indicates a decree signed by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the head of state. These meetings will bring together representatives of all socio-professional strata of the country: politicians, workers’ unions, customary and religious authorities, and civil society actors.
This will first focus on the drafting and adoption of a transition charter. A charter which should define the organs of the transition and their composition. These meetings will also be the opportunity to designate the president after the adoption of the charter. He will remain in charge of the transition until the elections for a return to normal constitutional order.
Captain Ibrahim Traoré stressed that we had to move quickly because ” everything is urgent in the country “. Officially designated head of state with the adoption of a fundamental act last Wednesday, he assured shortly after taking power that he would only expedite ” current affairs “until the designation of a new civilian or military transitional president by “ national meetings ».
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