The People's Party (french: Parti Populaire, PP) was a small

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 ideological or p ...

in Burundi led by Shadracik Niyonkuru.

History

The party was registered on 30 June 1992, and supported winning candidate

Melchior Ndadaye Melchior Ndadaye (28 March 1953 – 21 October 1993) was a Burundian intellectual and politician. He was the first democratically elected and first Hutu president of Burundi after winning the landmark 1993 election. Though he moved to attempt to ...

of the

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 ...

in the 1993 presidential elections.Elections in Burundi
African Elections Database In the parliamentary elections later in the year the PP received 1.2% of the vote, failing to win a seat. However, it was given a ministerial post in governments formed in 1995, 2001 and 2003.Tom Lansford (2014) ''Political Handbook of the World 2014'', CQ Press, p215

References

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