National Assembly (Burundi)

National Assembly

Assemblée nationale
Type
Type
History
Founded1962
Leadership
Gelase Ndabirabe[1]
since 7 August 2020
Structure
Seats100 directly elected, additional members co-opted to meet constitutional requirements[2]
Political groups
  CNDD-FDD: 86 seats
  CNL: 32 seats
  UPRONA: 2 seats
  Twa: 3 seats
Length of term
5 years
Elections
Party list proportional representation
Last election
20 May 2020
Meeting place
Kigobe Congress Center, Bujumbura
Website
www.assemblee.bi

The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of 100 directly elected members (or deputies) and between 18 and 23 co-opted members who serve five-year terms.

Deputies are elected in 17 multi-member constituencies using a party-list proportional representation system in accordance with the D'Hondt method. Political parties and lists of independent candidates must receive over 2% of the vote nationally to gain representation in the National Assembly.

  1. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: BURUNDI (Inama Nshingamateka), Last elections". archive.ipu.org.
  2. ^ "IPU PARLINE database: BURUNDI (Inama Nshingamateka), General information". archive.ipu.org.