Burundian communal elections, 2005

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Communal elections were held in Burundi on 3 June and 7 June 2005. The elections were won by the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), which won 1,781 of the 3,225 seats.[1]

Electoral system

Each of the 129 communes had 25 seats.

Conduct

The election was largely peaceful in most parts of the country, however, violence and intimidation in some communes of Bujumbura Rural and Bubanza provinces led to a re-poll held on 7 June. Observers considered the communal elections generally free and fair, despite some minor irregularities.

Results

Party Votes % Seats
CNDD–FDD 1,781
Front for Democracy in Burundi 82
Union for National Progress 260
National Council for the Defense of Democracy 135
Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero 88
Party for National Recovery 75
Other parties 64
Total2,544,6691003,225
Registered voters/turnout3,157,15880.6

References

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