Burkina Faso elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature. The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) has 127 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation. Burkina Faso has held democratic elections since 1965. The history of elections has been slightly inconsistent, with the government dynamically changing at the hands of various coups, constitutional changes, and boycotts from various political parties. In 2015, the country experienced its first peaceful and fair election ever. Corruption plagued Burkina Faso's presidential elections for 50 years, but following a coup overthrowing Blaise Compaoré, the nation has seen more democratic and less corrupt electoral processes. Terrorism has played a substantial role in Burkina Faso's elections, with candidates running on the promise to keep the nation safe from the rise of Islamic jihadism they experienced in the 2010s. Historically, a few different parties have held power in Burkina. The Organization for Popular Democracy – Labour Movement was former president Compaoré's party affiliation, and thus they held power from 1987 to 2014. His party took power through a coup, and in 2014 also lost their control when the Regiment of Presidential Security overthrew the government. 1965 General Elections The first ever presidential elections were held in Republic of Upper Volta in 1965. 100% of the vote went to the only candidate, Maurice Yaméogo, who was already president of the country, and leader of its only political party. Before this election, the president of the nation was appointed by the National Assembly. 1978 General Elections The 1978 General Election was a two round election. No candidate received more than 50% of the votes in the first round, so following the election laws in Burkina Faso, the two candidates who received the most votes advanced to the second and final round. It was in that round that incumbent president Sangoulé Lamizana won the presidency with 56% of the vote in the second round. This election was the nation's first election with more than one party running, and the first since the 1977 Upper Voltan constitutional referendum passed. 1991 General Elections The 1991 elections were the first elections held in Burkina Faso since 1978. In 1983 there was a coup d'état in which Thomas Sankara became the president until his murder in 1987. His rise to power soured Burkina Faso's relationship