Burundian legislative election, 2015

Burundian legislative election, 2015

26 May 2015 (2015-05-26)

All 100 seats to the National Assembly   Party CNDD–FDD UPRONA Last election 81 17

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Parliamentary elections will be held in Burundi on 26 May 2015, alongside local elections.^[1] Indirect elections to the Senate will follow on 17 July.

Electoral system

The National Assembly has 100 directly-elected members, who are elected in 17 multi-member constituencies using the closed list proportional representation system, with seat allocation decided by the d'Hondt method with a 2% electoral threshold.^[2] A further three members of the Twa ethnic group are appointed, and more members are co-opted to ensure a 60-40 split between Hutus and Tutsis, and a 30% quota for female MPs.^[3]

The Senate is elected by colleges of local councillors, with three Twa members appointed and more members co-opted to ensure a 50-50 split between Hutus and Tutsis and a 30% quota for female Senators.^[3]

References

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