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Burundi's ruling party wins all seats in parliamentary vote as opposition cries foul
- Burundi held legislative elections on June 5, 2025, in Gitega's Musama Primary School, where the ruling CNDD-FDD won all 100 seats.
- The vote took place after a prolonged period of political suppression during President Évariste Ndayishimiye’s tenure, with his party actively working to weaken opposition groups, particularly marginalizing the main challenger, the CNL.
- Observers reported irregularities including ballot stuffing and restricted opposition access, while the African Union praised the polls as peaceful and transparent.
- The CNDD-FDD secured 96.51% of votes, no other party passed the 2% threshold, and opposition leader Olivier Nkurunziza said, "We have killed democracy."
- These results consolidate near-total power for the ruling party amid a deepening economic crisis, raising concerns over Burundi's democratic backsliding and governance crisis.
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Burundi elections marked by intimidation and absence of opposition: rights group
Legislative and local elections held in Burundi on June 5 unfolded in an environment of restricted civic freedoms and a dismantled political opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said the ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD), won 96.5 percent of the vote and all National Assembly seats, along with nearly al…
The CNDD-FDD takes all seats in the national parliament. ...
Burundi’s ruling party wins all parliamentary seats amid fraud claims
International observers and civil society groups noted a generally calm polling environment, but the opposition denounced the election as a “significant fraud,” citing ballot stuffing, coerced voting, and detention of their polling
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