The main campaign focus of the major presidential candidates was the growing insecurity in the country with the rise in terrorism and ethnic violence.

[4] In February 2019 former Prime Minister Kadré Désiré Ouédraogo announced that he would contest the presidential elections.

[6] Fifty-two out of 127 members of parliament suggested that they would not be able to campaign in their constituency due to security concerns.

With increased pressure from the government not to postpone the elections, the National Assembly passed a bill on 24 August to introduce a force majeure clause.

[11] The opposition failed to produce substantial evidence of electoral fraud and the election commission quickly dismissed the claims of irregularities.