List of political parties in Burundi
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A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...

in Burundi
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

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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.

Parties represented in one or both chambers of Parliament

  • National Council for the Defense of Democracy
    National Council for the Defense of Democracy
    The National Council for the Defense of Democracy is a former ethnic Hutu rebel group that now functions as a political party in Burundi. The party is led by Léonard Nyangoma and holds seats in both chambers of Parliament .At the legislative elections in 2005, the party won 4.9 % and 4 out of 118...

     (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD) – Smaller faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Léonard Nyangoma
  • National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
    National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
    The National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy was the most significant rebel group active in the Burundi Civil War and became a major political party in Burundi...

     (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD-FDD) – Largest faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Pierre Nkurunziza
    Pierre Nkurunziza
    Pierre Nkurunziza is a Burundian politician who has been President of Burundi since 2005. He is the Chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy , the ruling party in Burundi, and also the current Chairman of the East African...

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  • Front for Democracy in Burundi
    Front for Democracy in Burundi
    The Front for Democracy in Burundi is a progressive political party in Burundi.It was formed by followers of Melchior Ndadaye from the disbanded Burundi Workers' Party in 1986...

     (Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU) – Predominantly Hutu party that won democratic elections
    Burundi legislative election, 1993
    Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 29 June 1993. They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections since 1965, and followed the approval of a new constitition in a referendum in 1992...

     in 1993. Jean Minani
    Jean Minani
    Jean Minani is a Burundian politician. He has served as President of the National Assembly of Burundi December 1, 1994–January 1995 and January 10, 2002–2005. In 1995, Minani became President of the Front for Democracy in Burundi ....

     is president of the party.
  • Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero
    Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero
    The Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens–Rurenzangemero is a political party in Burundi. Formed in 2002, the party is led by Epitace Bayaganakandi and draws most of its support from the ethnic Tutsi minority....

     (Mouvement pour la Réhabilitation du Citoyen-Rurenzangemero, MRC-Rurenzangemero) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by Epitace Bayaganakandi
    Epitace Bayaganakandi
    Colonel Epitace Bayaganakandi is a Burundian politician. Since 2002, he has been president of the Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero .Bayaganakandi is an ethnic Tutsi from Muramvya province....

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  • Party for National Recovery
    Party for National Recovery
    The Party for National Recovery is a political party in Burundi. Formed in 1994, PARENA is led by former President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. The party draws most of its support from the ethnic Tutsi minority. At the legislative elections in 2005, the party won 1.7%, but no seats. Bagaza is a senator....

     (Parti pour le redressement national, PARENA) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by former president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
    Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
    Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is a Burundian politician who was Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until November 10, 1976, and President from November 10, 1976 to September 3, 1987. While travelling abroad, Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état. He was replaced as president by...

  • Union for National Progress
    Union for National Progress
    The Union for National Progress is a nationalist political party in Burundi, receiving most of its support from members of the Tutsi ethnic group. It is celebrated for its role in gaining Burundian independence. UPRONA's most famous prime minister and Burundi National Hero is Prince Louis Rwagasore...

     (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) – Predominantly Tutsi, former sole legal party. Led by Jean-Baptiste Manwangari
    Jean-Baptiste Manwangari
    Jean-Baptiste Manwangari is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Burundi. Manwangari is a member of the nationalist Union for National Progress party and is its chairman. He is also a Tutsi.-Source:*...


Parties without parliamentary representation

  • Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People
    Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People
    The National Forces of Liberation , formerly Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People is a rebel group in Burundi which fought in the Burundi Civil War for the Hutu ethnic group...

     (PALIPEHUTU}
  • Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation
    Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation
    The Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation is a small centrist, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi. It was founded by Terence Nsanze, the former Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations in New York City.....

     (ABASA)
  • Green Party-Intwari
    Green Party-Intwari
    The Green Party-Intwari is a small ecologist, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi....

     (VERT-Intwari)
  • Independent Labor Party
    Independent Labor Party
    The Independent Labor Party is a small, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi....

     (PIT)
  • Liberal Alliance for Democracy
    Liberal Alliance for Democracy
    The Liberal Alliance for Democracy is a small centrist political party in Burundi....

     (ALIDE)
  • Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
    Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy
    Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy is a small, predominantly ethnic Hutu political party in Burundi. It is led by Jean-Bosco Ndayikengurukiye....

     (KAZE-FDD)
  • Liberal Party
    Liberal Party (Burundi)
    The Liberal Party is a small centrist, predominantly ethnic Hutu political party in Burundi....

     (PL)
  • National Alliance for Law and Economic Development
    National Alliance for Law and Economic Development
    The National Alliance for Law and Economic Development , or The Alliance Nationale pour le Droit et le Développement in French, is a small, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi. In 2000, they were one of the three parties to sign a peace agreement in an effort to end the then...

     (ANADDE)
  • National Liberation Forces-Icanzo
    National Liberation Forces-Icanzo
    The National Liberation Forces-Icanzo is a small political party in Burundi.In 2005, the National Liberation Forces rejected the peace deals of the United Nations that led to democratic elections in Burundi notwithstanding its later tentative endorsement of them on 18 June 2006...

     (FNL-Icanzo)
  • National Liberation Front
    National Liberation Front (Burundi)
    The National Liberation Front is an ethnically Hutu rebel group that sometimes functions as a political party in Burundi. The FLN has been considered a minor group in the Burundian Civil War compared to the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy, and to...

     (FROLINA)
  • New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi
    New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi
    The New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi is a small political party in Burundi....

     (NADDEBU)
  • Pan Africanist Socialist Movement-Inkinzo
    Pan Africanist Socialist Movement-Inkinzo
    The Pan Africanist Socialist Movement-Inkinzo is a small progressive, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi....

     (MSP-Inkinzo)
  • Parliamentary Monarchist Party
    Parliamentary Monarchist Party
    The Parliamentary Monarchist Party , a small royalist party in Burundi. It was founded by Guillaume Ruzoviyo in August 2001.PMP is member of International Monarchist Conference....

     (PMP)
  • Party for a Non-Violent Society
    Party for a Non-Violent Society
    The Party for a Non-Violent Society is a small progressive political party in Burundi....

     (SONOVI)
  • Party for Democracy and Reconciliation
    Party for Democracy and Reconciliation
    The Party for Democracy and Reconciliation is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PADER)
  • Party for Justice and Development
    Party for Justice and Development
    The Party for Justice and Development is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PAJUDE)
  • Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo
    Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo
    The Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PACONA-Abasangirajambo)
  • Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction
    Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction
    The Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PPDRR)
  • Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi
    Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi
    The Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PIEBU)
  • Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana
    Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana
    The Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PARIBU-Intahemana)
  • Party for the Liberation of People-Agakiza
    Party for the Liberation of People-Agakiza
    The Party for the Liberation of People-Agakiza is a small political party in Burundi led by Etienne Karatasi, which split from the Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People...

     (PALIPE-Agakiza)
  • Party for the Promotion of the Toiling Masses-Abanyamwete
    Party for the Promotion of the Toiling Masses-Abanyamwete
    The Party for the Promotion of the Toiling Masses-Abanyamwete is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PML-Abanyamwete)
  • Party for the Reconstruction of the Burundian Nation in Community Development
    Party for the Reconstruction of the Burundian Nation in Community Development
    The Party for the Reconstruction of the Burundian Nation in Community Development is a small political party in Burundi....

     (RUSANGI)
  • Party for the Restoration of Monarchy and Dialogue in Burundi (ABAHUZA)
  • People's Party
    People's Party (Burundi)
    The People's Party is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PP)
  • People's Reconciliation Party
    People's Reconciliation Party
    The People's Reconciliation Party is a small political party in Burundi....

     (PRP)
  • Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development
    Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development
    The Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development is a small, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi....

     (RADDES)
  • Rally for the People of Burundi
    Rally for the People of Burundi
    The Rally for the People of Burundi is a political party in Burundi. The RPB was legalized as a political party in 1992. Its first president, Ernest Kabushemeye, led the party until his assassination in 1995. Since then, Balthazar Bigirimana has been president of the party....

     (RPB)
  • Social Democratic Party-Dusabikanye
    Social Democratic Party-Dusabikanye
    The Social Democratic Party-Dusabikanye is a small progressive political party in Burundi....

     (PSD-Dusabikanye)
  • Union for Peace and Development
    Union for Peace and Development
    The Union for Peace and Development is a small political party in Burundi....

     (UPD)

Defunct Parties

  • Abanyamajambere Party (AB)
  • African National Union of Ruanda-Urundi (UNARU)
  • Association of Barundi Progressives and Democrats (APRODEBA)
  • Barundi Workers' Rally (RTB)
  • Burundi Workers' Party
    Burundi Workers' Party
    Burundi Workers' Party or UBU was a clandestine Marxist political party in Burundi. Its primary constituency was the large Burundian refugee population situated in neighboring Rwanda...

     (UBU)
  • Christian Democratic Party (PDC)
  • Country Democratic Rally (RDP)
  • Country Democratic Union (UDP)
  • Free Socialist Party of Burundi (PARSOCILIBRE)
  • National Union of Burundi-Abadahemuka (UNB-Abadahemuka)
  • Party for the Independence of Burundi (PIBU)
  • People's Emancipation Party (PEP)
  • People's Rally of Burundi (RPB)
  • People's Union of Burundi (UPB)
  • Progressive Movement of Burundi (MPB)
  • Reconciliation Party (PR)
  • Rural Democratic Party (PDR)
  • Rural Movement of Burundi (MRB)
  • Union for Hutu Promotion (UPROHUTU)
  • Union of People's Parties (UPP)
  • Union of the Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa of Burundi (UHTTB)
  • Voice of the Murundi People (VPM)
  • Young Workers' Party of Burundi (PDJTB)

See also

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