The Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens–Rurenzangemero (french: Mouvement pour la Réhabilitation du Citoyen–Rurenzangemero, MRC–Rurenzangemero) is a

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 party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...

. It is currently led by Epitace Banyaganakandi.

History

The party was established in 2002, drawing most of its support from the ethnic

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 ...

minority. It received 2% of the vote in the 2005 parliamentary elections, winning two seats.Elections in Burundi
African Elections DAtabase It subsequently joined the government, taking the Social Security and Public Service ministerial portfolios.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014 '', CQ Press, p212 The party boycotted the 2010 parliamentary elections but participated in the 2015 Burundian parliamentary election.

References

Political parties in Burundi Political parties established in 2002 2002 establishments in Burundi {{Burundi-stub