Elections in Burundi

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Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in Burundi.

Burundi elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) has 118 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with a 2% barrier. The Senate (Sénat) has 49 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.

2005 National Assembly elections

More info: Burundi elections, 2005 on the Constitutional Referendum, Communal, National Assembly, Senate, Presidential, and 'Hills' elections.

Past elections and Referendums

Elections and referendums in Burundi Presidential elections 1984 1993 2010 2015 Parliamentary elections 1954 1957 1961 1965 1982 1993 2005 2010 2015 Local elections 1953 1956 2005 2010 2015 Referendums 1981 1991 1992 2005

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system

External links

• Adam Carr's Election Archive
• African Elections Database