Democracy in Burundi

Democracy Ratings

Freedom House 2018	Score: 6.5 out of 7 ^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}	Freedom Status: Not Free
EIU Democracy Index 2017	Score: 2.33 out of 10 ^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}	World Ranking: 153
Polity IV 2016	Score: -1 ^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}	Category: Democracy

Freedom House 2018

Score:

6.5 out of 7

^{(where lower scores are more democratic)}

Freedom Status:

Not Free

EIU Democracy Index 2017

Score:

2.33 out of 10

^{(where higher scores are more democratic)}

World Ranking:

153

Polity IV 2016

Score:

-1

^{(from -10 to 10, where higher scores are more democratic)}

Category:

Democracy

System of Government	Presidential System
Presidential Electoral System	Two-Round System
Last Presidential Election	2015
Next Presidential Election	2020
Presidential Term Limits	Two, five-year terms(Some believe Nkurunziza has thwarted this limit)
System of Appointment to Legislature	Lower Chamber: 100 elected through party list proportional representation and 18 – 21 co-opted members Upper Chamber: Elected through electoral colleges of communal counsellors
Last Legislative Election	2015
Next Legislative Election	2020
Number of Seats in Legislature	Lower Chamber: 118Upper Chamber: 49
Female quota, representation in lower house	Yes: Reserved Seats

Last legislative election (2015)
Party	Votes (%)	Seats
Independents of Hope	60	77
Union for National Progress	11	21
Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri	2	2
ADC–Ikibiri	2	0
National Forces of Liberation	1	0
Movement for Solidarity and Democracy	1	0
National Rally for Reform	1	0
Coalition for Peace in Africa	0	0
MRC–Rurenzangemero	0	0
Union for Peace and Development	0	0
Party for the Liberation of People – Agakiza	0	0
Social Democratic Party – Dusabikanye	0	0
Party for Democracy and Reconciliation	0	0
Isidore Rufyikiri List	0	0
RDB	0	0