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Ed Markey: When given the opportunity to express their views at the ballot box, the Burkinabe people again stood up and voted in…

On the recordFebruary 10, 2016
When given the opportunity to express their views at the ballot box, the Burkinabe people again stood up and voted in record numbers in elections in 2015 and 2016, elections that were judged widely as free, fair, and transparent.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey praises the high voter turnout in Burkina Faso's recent elections.

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