By Boukary Ouedraogo
OUAGADOUGOU
Hundreds of protesters on Sunday took to the streets of Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to protest against the army's takeover of power, two days after the resignation of Blaise Compaore as the country's president after 27 years of power.
According to an Anadolu Agency correspondent, around 3,000 protesters gathered in to the Place de la Nation, the largest public square in Ouagadougou, to protest the army's decision to back Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as a transitional leader.
"The army seized the power," the protesters chanted, calling for a civil-led transition.
Opposition leader Jean-Hubert Bazié told the protesters that meetings had been held between the opposition leaders and representatives of international organizations to discuss the latest developments.
"The army leaders have asked to meet with the political opposition. We are looking forward to that," he added.
Zida, the second-in-command in the presidential guard under Blaise Compaore, was on Saturday named Bukrina Faso's transitional president by the army leadership.
Chief of staff of the country's army Nabere Honore Traore said Zida was unanimously selected to lead Burkina Faso's transition, after ex-president Compaore left to Ivory Coast.
Compaore resigned on Friday following massive protests against his plans to amend the constitution to allow him to seek a five-year term as president.
At least 30 people were reportedly killed in clashes between angry protesters and security forces in capital Ouagadougou on Thursday.
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