Strong boss, weaker party

There is no challenger to President Blaise Compaoré's dominance of Burkina Faso's politics. If he chooses in 2010, he may amend Article 37 (2000) of the constitution and give himself a third presidential term. He had already served two terms by the time of this month's election but the Constitutional Court ruled that the limit should not apply retrospectively. He might even outlast his long-time mentor, Libya's Colonel Moammar el Gadaffi.

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Blaise Compaoré, Libya, Moammar el Gadaffi, Salif Diallo, Roc Marc Christian Kaboré, Gilbert Ouedraogo, Congrès pour la Démocratie et le Progrès, Alliance pour la Démocratie et la Fédération-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain

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