Elections in Burundi
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Burundi elects a head of state – the president – and a legislature on the national level. The National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) has 111 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with a 2% barrier. The Senate (Sénat) has 13 members, elected for a five-year term by electoral colleges of communal councilors. Extra seats in both chambers can be added to ensure that ethnic and gender quotas are met. Burundi has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Parties are usually based on ethnic background.[1]
Latest election
[edit]President
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Évariste Ndayishimiye | CNDD–FDD | 3,082,210 | 71.45 | |
| Agathon Rwasa | National Congress for Liberty | 1,084,788 | 25.15 | |
| Gaston Sindimwo | Union for National Progress | 73,353 | 1.70 | |
| Domitien Ndayizeye | Kira Burundi Coalition | 24,470 | 0.57 | |
| Léonce Ngendakumana | Front for Democracy in Burundi | 21,232 | 0.49 | |
| Dieudonné Nahimana | Independent | 18,709 | 0.43 | |
| Francis Rohero | Independent | 8,942 | 0.21 | |
| Total | 4,313,704 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 4,313,704 | 96.18 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 171,224 | 3.82 | ||
| Total votes | 4,484,928 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 5,113,418 | 87.71 | ||
| Source: CENI | ||||
National Assembly
[edit]On 11 June the electoral commission announced that the ruling CNDD-FDD had won all seats in the National Assembly with 97% of the vote, as no other party had reached the 2% threshold. Opposition parties declared the results fraudulent and said the election had been rigged.[2]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
| Elected | Co-opted | Total | +/– | |||||
| CNDD–FDD | 5,654,807 | 96.51 | 100 | 8 | 108 | +22 | ||
| Union for National Progress | 80,639 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –2 | ||
| National Congress for Liberty | 34,267 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –32 | ||
| Congress for Democracy and Progress | 22,299 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Coalition Burundi Bwa Bose | 12,936 | 0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Brotherhood of Patriots | 3,974 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Parliamentary Monarchist Party | 3,813 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| ADR-Imvugakuri | 3,283 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Alliance for People, Democracy and Reconciliation | 2,996 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Union for Peace and Democracy | 2,858 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| National Rally for Change | 2,705 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Party for the Liberation of the Burundian People – Agakiza | 1,880 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development | 1,742 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| National Liberation Forces – Icanzo | 1,362 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Democratic Rally for Burundi | 1,083 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| National People's Front–Imbonenza | 783 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Party for Democracy and Reconciliation | 439 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| AND-Intadohoka | 439 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Liberal Party | 354 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| National Liberation Front | 186 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Kaze–Forces for the Defense of Democracy | 181 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 26,212 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Twa members | – | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5,859,238 | 100.00 | 100 | 11 | 111 | –12 | ||
| Valid votes | 5,859,238 | 98.54 | ||||||
| Invalid votes | 42,117 | 0.71 | ||||||
| Blank votes | 44,514 | 0.75 | ||||||
| Total votes | 5,945,869 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 6,013,498 | 98.88 | ||||||
| Source: CENI[3][4] | ||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Weinstein, Warren (1972). "Tensions in Burundi". African Issues. 2 (4): 27–29. doi:10.1017/S0047160700008283. ISSN 0047-1607.
- ↑ "Burundi's ruling party wins all seats in parliamentary vote as opposition cries foul". France 24. 2025-06-11. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
- ↑ "Resultas provisoires pour l'election de desputes 2025". Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (in French). Archived from the original on 22 June 2025.
- ↑ "Resultas provisoire: List nominative des deputes-legislature 2025–2030". Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (in French). Archived from the original on 22 June 2025.