1993 Burundian parliamentary election

1993 Burundian parliamentary election

29 June 1993

All 81 seats in the National Assembly 41 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– FRODEBU Melchior Ndadaye 72.58 65 New UPRONA Pierre Buyoya 21.87 16 −36 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Results by constituency Speaker after Pontien Karibwami FRODEBU

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Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 29 June 1993. They were the first multi-party parliamentary elections since 1965, and followed the approval of a new constitution in a referendum in 1992. The result was a victory for the Front for Democracy in Burundi, which won 65 of the 81 seats.^[1]

Six political parties and eight independents took part in the election

• Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) - a predominantly Hutu party founded by Melchior Ndadaye in 1986. It was officially registered as a political party in 1992.
• People's Party (PP) - a predominantly Hutu party.
• People's Reconciliation Party (PRP) - a monarchist party led by Pierre-Claver Sendegeya.
• Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES) - a predominantly Tutsi party who supported Pierre Buyoya in the presidential election.
• Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB) - a predominantly Hutu party that supported Melchior Ndadaye in the presidential election.
• Union for National Progress (UPRONA) - predominantly Tutsi and former sole legal party led by Pierre Buyoya.