2005 Burundian communal elections

Communal elections were held in Burundi on 3 June and 7 June 2005. The elections were won by the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), which won 1,781 of the 3,225 seats.[1]

Electoral system

Each of the 129 communes had 25 seats.

Conduct

The election was largely peaceful in most parts of the country, however, violence and intimidation in some communes of Bujumbura Rural and Bubanza provinces led to a re-poll held on 7 June. Observers considered the communal elections generally free and fair, despite some minor irregularities.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
CNDD–FDD			1,781
Front for Democracy in Burundi			82
Union for National Progress			260
National Council for the Defense of Democracy			135
Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero			88
Party for National Recovery			75
Other parties			64
Total	2,544,669	100	3,225
Registered voters/turnout	3,157,158	80.6	–

References

1. Burundi: 2005 Communal election results Archived 2014-01-05 at the Wayback Machine EISA