At Stake in this Election: 

• 100 seats in the Burundian National Assembly 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: President Evariste NDAYISHIMIYE (since 25 November 2005) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Gervais NDIRAKOBUCA (since 7 September 2022) 

• Assembly: bicameral Parliament (Parlement) with a 123-seat National Assembly (Assemblée Nationale) and a 39-seat Senate (Sénat) 

Electoral System:  

• The President is directly elected by absolute majority vote in up to two rounds and may serve up to two terms of seven years. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by the President and confirmed by Parliament. 

• In the National Assembly, 100 members are directly elected by proportional representation vote and an additional 23 members are appointed to achieve a gender quotas (at least 30% women) and ethnic quotas (3 Twa members and a 60:40 Hutu-Tutsi ratio). Members serve five-year terms, and there are no term limits. 

• In the Senate, 36 members are indirectly elected by members of communal councils with each council electing two senators of different ethnic groups. An additional 3 Twa members are appointed. All 39 members serve five-year terms, and there are no term limits. 

Last Election: 

In 2020, the CNDD-FDD won a majority with 86 seats, followed by the CNL (32 seats) and UPRONA (2 seats). Voter turnout was 86%. 

Information for Voters: 

There is not a specific voter information page but recent announcements pertaining to the election by the CENI can be found at https://www.ceniburundi.bi/  

Key Deadlines: 

• Candidate filing deadline: 23 December 2024 

• Voter registration deadline:  31 October 2024 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• CNDD-FDD 

• • Seats won in last election: 86 out of 100 

• CNL 

• • Seats won in last election: 32 out of 100 

• UPRONA 

• • Seats won in last election: 2 out of 100 

• RANAC 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• FNL 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• FPI 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• UPD Zigamibanga 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• CDP 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• APDR 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• ADR-Imvugakuri 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• ADR-Intadohoka 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• PL 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• RADDES 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• RADEBU 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• PMP 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• FPN-Imboneza 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• FROLINA 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• PALIPE 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• AGAKIZA 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• Coalition Burundi Bwa Bose 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• SANGWE PADER 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

• KAZE-FDD 

• • Seats won in last election: 0 out of 100 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 13,689,450 (2023 est.) 

• Registered Voters: 6,013,498 (March 2025) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 6,889,480 (2023 est.) 

• CEDAW Status: Signed 17 July 1989, Ratified 8 January 1992 

• Gender Quota:  Yes, at least 30% of members of the National Assembly and Senate must be women. 

• Female Candidates in this election: Yes 

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 47 out of 123 (38%) in the National Assembly and 16 out of 39 (41%) in the Senate 

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.439, Low, Rank 187 (2023 est.) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: 40.7 (2023 est.) 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 26 April 2007, Ratified 22 May 2014 

• Projected population with a disability: 2,190,312 (2023 est.)