Burkina Faso adopts Revolution Charter, renames Transitional Legislative Assembly to People's Legislative Assembly
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Deputies of Burkina Faso's Transitional Legislative Assembly unanimously adopted the Charter of the Popular Progressive Revolution on Friday, March 27, 2026, in Ouagadougou. This adoption revises the 2024 Transition Charter, renaming it the Revolution Charter. Concurrently, the Transitional Legislative Assembly will now be known as the People's Legislative Assembly, and the transitional government will simply be referred to as the government. The charter was approved by 70 present deputies, exceeding the two-thirds majority of 47 votes required from the 71 deputies. Key innovations in the new charter include the transformation of the legislative body, the new name for the government, and the legal establishment of the Popular Progressive Revolution within the institutional framework. It also removes political party representation from the legislative body, reallocating the seats, and incorporates new values such as national defense, popular patriotic commitment, and national sovereignty. The Minister of Justice, Me Edasso Rodrigue Bayala, stated that these revisions are justified by institutional and legislative developments and the current political vision. Dr. Ousmane Bougouma, president of the People's Legislative Assembly, noted that the initiative for revision came from the President of Faso and one-third of the Transitional Legislative Assembly members. The text will become effective upon promulgation by the head of state. This new charter replaces the Transition Charte
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