OUAGADOUGOU, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- The first round of the presidential elections in Burkina Faso has been scheduled for Nov. 21, 2010, the West African country's cabinet announced here on Thursday.

The voter registration in view of establishing the final electoral list should be done on March 1- 21 in conformity with the provisions of the electoral code, according to the announcement by the cabinet.

Political parties are already in the pre-campaign mood. President Blaise Compaore has organized a national youth forum bringing together about 2,500 supporters from the 13 regions of the country. During the forum, the youths appealed to the president to contest in the Nov. 21 elections.

Norbert Tiendrebeogo of the Front for Social Forces and Me Benewende Stanislas Sankara, the head of the opposition, have been singled out as potential candidates for the elections.

The Burkinabe opposition, which is divided, seems not ready to present a single candidate, although their supporters hope they will do so this time.

Observers predict that it will be a matter of formality for Compaore to win another term. They view the opposition as not being ready for the changes at the helm of the country.