mr kabre seems to be taking a lead. any one winning in the first round has to get 51% of the votes. that is being determined right now >>> is it fair to say, it doesn't really matter who wins the elections, what's more important here was the fact that people were able to vote in a free and fair election for the first time in a very long time. >> reporter: yes, bead. that might seem like nothing to many people across the world, but for the people of burkina faso it's a huge deal. these people have never seen this in their country. there have been six coups since 1960 and for the first time people will be seeing a peaceful transfer, democratic transfer of power, and this is a huge deal for the people of burkina faso. elections are also going to bring to an end the transition of position that was put in place by blaise comparore. there was a coup in september that pushed back the elections from october to now. people feel that the economy of this country, which has been poor to begin with, suffered under this transitional period, and that the elections will herald a new era >>> people