Burundian legislative election, 2010

Burundian legislative election, 2010

23 July 2010

First party Second party Third party   Party CNDD-FDD UPRONA FRODEBU-Nyakuri Seats before 59 14 - Seats won 80 16 4 Seat change 21 2 4

Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 23 July 2010.^[1][2] The opposition parties boycotted the election after also boycotting the presidential election.^[3]

The ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy gained 81 of the 106 seats, while the Union for National Progress gained 17 seats. Another smaller party won five seats, while the remaining three seats are reserved for the Twa minority.^[4]

Results

National Assembly

  CNDD-FDD: 81 seats

  UPRONA: 17 seats

  FRODEBU-Nyakuri: 5 seats

  Twa: 3 seats

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Elected	Co-opted	Total	+/–
CNDD–FDD	1,848,023	81.19	80	1	81	+17
Union for National Progress	251,759	11.06	16	1	17	+2
Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri	133,904	5.88	4	1	5	New
Coalition for Free and Transparent Elections	42,615	1.87	0	0	0	–
Independent Labor Party			0	0	0	–
Kaze – Forces for the Defense of Democracy			0	0	0	–
National Liberation Front			0	0	0	–
Independents			0	0	0	–
Reserved seats for Twas	–	–	–	3	3	0
Invalid/blank votes	91,624	–	–	–	–	–
Total	2,367,925	100	100	6	106	–12
Registered voters/turnout	3,551,125	66.68	–	–	–	–
Source: African Elections Database, IPU, CENI

Senate

  CNDD-FDD: 32 seats

  UPRONA: 2 seats

  Former heads of state: 4 seats

  Twa: 3 seats

The Senate was elected on 28 July by electoral colleges composed of local councillors.^[5]

Party	Votes	%	Seats
			Elected	Co-opted	Total	+/–
CNDD–FDD			32	0	32	0
Union for National Progress			2	0	2	0
Reserved seats for Twas	–	–	–	3	3	0
Former presidents	–	–	–	4	4	0
Total	1,500	100	34	7	41	–7
Registered voters/turnout	1,935	77.5	–	–	–	–
Source: African Elections Database

References

1. Maximiliano Herrera. "Electoral Calendar- world elections,US elections,presidential election,world parties". Mherrera.org. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
2. "Burundi's presidential election to be held on 28 June 2010". Afriquejet.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
3. AFP (2010-06-30). "AFP: Burundi's president Pierre Nkurunziza re-elected". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
4. AFP (2010-07-27). "AFP: Burundi's ruling party sweeps parliamentary polls". Google.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
5. Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa African Elections Database