List of political parties in Burundi

This article lists political parties in Burundi.

Burundi has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Parties are usually based on ethnic background, either Hutu or Tutsi. Before 1993, Burundi did not have contested, multi-party elections.

Parties represented in one or both chambers of Parliament

• National Council for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD) – Smaller faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Léonard Nyangoma
• National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD-FDD) – Largest faction of the former main Hutu rebel group led by Pierre Nkurunziza.
• Front for Democracy in Burundi (Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU) – Predominantly Hutu party that won democratic elections in 1993. Jean Minani is president of the party.
• Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens-Rurenzangemero (Mouvement pour la Réhabilitation du Citoyen-Rurenzangemero, MRC-Rurenzangemero) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by Epitace Bayaganakandi.
• Party for National Recovery (Parti pour le redressement national, PARENA) – Predominantly Tutsi party led by former president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
• Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) – Predominantly Tutsi, former sole legal party. Led by Jean-Baptiste Manwangari

Parties without parliamentary representation

• Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People (PALIPEHUTU)
• Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation (ABASA)
• Green Party-Intwari (VERT-Intwari)
• Independent Labor Party (PIT)
• Liberal Alliance for Democracy (ALIDE)
• Kaze-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (KAZE-FDD)
• Liberal Party (PL)
• National Alliance for Law and Economic Development (ANADDE)
• National Liberation Forces-Icanzo (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 (PMP)
• Party for a Non-Violent Society (SONOVI)
• Party for Democracy and Reconciliation (PADER)
• Party for Justice and Development (PAJUDE)
• Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo (PACONA-Abasangirajambo)
• Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction (PPDRR)
• Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi (PIEBU)
• Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana (PARIBU-Intahemana)
• Party for the Liberation of People-Agakiza (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 Party (PP)
• People's Reconciliation Party (PRP)
• Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES)
• Rally for the People of Burundi (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 (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 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)

See also

• List of political parties