Burundi has a

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system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Most parties are usually based on ethnic background, representing the majority

Hutu The Hutu (), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live in Rwanda, Burundi and the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, where they form one of the prin ...

or minority

Tutsi The Tutsi (), or Abatutsi (), are an ethnic group of the African Great Lakes region. They are a Bantu-speaking ethnic group and the second largest of three main ethnic groups in Rwanda and Burundi (the other two being the largest Bantu ethnic grou ...

and

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groups. Before 1993, Burundi did not have contested multi-party elections.

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Parties without parliamentary representation

National Congress for Freedom The National Congress for Liberty (french: Congrès national pour la liberté, CNL), sometimes translated as the National Congress for Freedom is a political party in Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repubur ...

(CNL) *

Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People The National Forces of Liberation (french: Forces nationales de libération, or FNL) is a political party and former rebel group in Burundi. An ethnic Hutu group, the party was previously known as the Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People ...

(PALIPEHUTU) * Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation (ABASA) *

Front for Democracy in Burundi The Front for Democracy in Burundi (french: link=no, Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU) is a Hutu progressive political party in Burundi. History It was formed by followers of Melchior Ndadaye from the disbanded Burundi Workers' ...

(FRODEBU) * Green Party-Intwari (VERT-Intwari) *

Independent Labor Party The Independent Labor Party (PIT) is a small, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a ...

(PIT) * Liberal Alliance for Democracy (ALIDE) * Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (KAZE-FDD) *

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(PL) *

Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero Movement may refer to: Common uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Motion, commonly referred to as movement Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fu ...

(MRC-Rurenzangemero) * National Alliance for Law and Economic Development (ANADDE) *

National Council for the Defense of Democracy The National Council for the Defense of Democracy (, CNDD) is a political party in Burundi. History The CNDD was established in Zaire on 24 September 1994 and was initially led by Léonard Nyangoma. The party also established an armed wing, the ...

(CNDD) *

National Liberation Forces-Icanzo National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, c ...

(FNL-Icanzo) * National Liberation Front (FROLINA) * New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi (NADDEBU) * Pan Africanist Socialist Movement-Inkinzo (MSP-Inkinzo) *

Parliamentary Monarchist Party The Parliamentary Monarchist Party (PMP) (french: Parti Monarchiste Parlementaire) is a small royalist party in Burundi which seeks the restoration of the monarchy, deposed in a coup in 1966. It was founded by Guillaume Ruzoviyo in August 2001. ...

(PMP) *

Party for a Non-Violent Society The Party for a Non-Violent Society (SONOVI) is a small progressive political party in Burundi. Political parties in Burundi {{Burundi-stub ...

(SONOVI) *

Party for Democracy and Reconciliation The Party for Democracy and Reconciliation (french: Parti pour la démocratie et la réconciliation, PADER) is a small political party in Burundi founded in 2002. Political parties in Burundi {{Burundi-stub ...

(PADER) *

Party for Justice and Development The Party for Justice and Development (PAJUDE) is a political party in Burundi. Political parties in Burundi {{Burundi-stub ...

(PAJUDE) * Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo (PACONA-Abasangirajambo) *

Party for National Recovery The Party for National Recovery (, PARENA) is a minor political party in Burundi. It was founded in May 1994 by the former president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza. Bagaza, an ethnic Tutsi, had established a military dictatorship in Burundi from 1976 u ...

(PARENA) *

Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction The Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction (PPDRR) is a small political party in Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ...

(PPDRR) * Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi (PIEBU) *

Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...

(PARIBU-Intahemana) *

Party for the Liberation of People-Agakiza A party is a gathering of people who have been invited by a Hospitality, host for the purposes of socializing, conversation, recreation, or as part of a festival or other commemoration or celebration of a special occasion. A party will oft ...

(PALIPE-Agakiza) * Party for the Promotion of the Toiling Masses-Abanyamwete (PML-Abanyamwete) * Party for the Reconstruction of the Burundian Nation in Community Development (RUSANGI) * Party for the Restoration of Monarchy and Dialogue in Burundi (ABAHUZA) *

People's Reconciliation Party The People's Reconciliation Party (french: Parti de la Réconciliation des Personnes, PRP) is a minor political party in Burundi. History The party was established in September 1991 and registered on 30 June 1992.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political ...

(PRP) *

Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development The Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (french: Ralliement pour la Démocratie et le Développement Économique et Social, RADDES) is a small, predominantly ethnic Tutsi political party in Burundi. History The party support ...

(RADDES) *

Rally for the People of Burundi Rally or rallye may refer to: Gatherings * Demonstration (political), a political rally, a political demonstration of support or protest, march, or parade * Pep rally, an event held at a United States school or college sporting event Sports ...

(RPB) * Social Democratic Party-Dusabikanye (PSD-Dusabikanye) * Union for Peace and Development (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 (french: Parti des travailleurs du Burundi, PTB; rn, Umugambwe w'Abakozi b'Uburundi, UBU) was a clandestine communist party in Burundi. Its primary constituency was the large Burundian refugee population situated in neigh ...

(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 Party (PP) *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)

Parties represented in Parliament

Parties without parliamentary representation

Defunct Parties

See also