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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 |
Political System
| 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 |
Results
| Last presidential election (2015) | ||
| Candidate (Party) | Votes (%) | |
| 1st round | 2nd Round not Needed | |
| Pierre Nkurunziza | 1,961,510 | |
| Agathon Rwasa | 536,625 | |
| Gerard Nduwayo | 60,380 | |
| Jean Minani | 38,554 | |
| Jacques Bigirimana | 28,609 | |
| Domitien Ndayizeye | 19,996 | |
| Jean De Dieu Mutabazi | 4,436 | |
| Sylvestre Ntibantunganya | 3,952 | |
| 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 |