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