{Burkina Faso’s army has reached an agreement with opposition parties, civil groups and religious leaders for a transition to civilian rule, almost two weeks after the ousting of President Blaise Compaore.}<\/p>\n
The different factions “unanimously voted” in favour of a transition charter on Thursday, said Henry Ye, president of the commission representing the main power players in the West African country.<\/p>\n
“Today was the day of compromise,” said Herve Kam, a member of the Balai Citoyen civil society group. “Both soldiers and civilians agree on a civilian transition. The institutions of the transition will be led by civilians.”<\/p>\n
The new head of state, who will not be permitted to stand in the elections, will be chosen by a special college composed of eight religious and traditional leaders and five members each from the army, opposition and civil society.<\/p>\n
The president will then name a prime minister to appoint a 25-member government.<\/p>\n
The charter also calls for a 90-member national transitional council to serve as a legislative body. It will be composed of 30 opposition representatives and 25 members from both the civil society and the army.<\/p>\n
The remaining 10 seats will go to other political parties, including members of Compaore’s former ruling coalition, which did not participate in the negotiations.<\/p>\n
Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida declared himself head of state on November 1 after Compaore resigned and fled the country last month amid mass protests against his efforts to change the constitution to seek re-election in 2015 after 27 years in power.<\/p>\n
Zida, who has repeatedly pledged to hand over power to a civilian authority, is expected to enact the charter within days, participants in the talks said.<\/p>\n
“On all the points, even where we had differences of opinion, among Burkines we have reached a consensus. We have a charter that will be promulgated very quickly,” opposition leader Zephirin Diabre said following the plan’s adoption.<\/p>\n
According to a draft of the transition blueprint, no members of the interim regime would be allowed to stand in the next elections, scheduled for November 2015.<\/p>\n
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