1993 Burundian parliamentary election explained

Country:	Burundi
Previous Election:	1982
Next Election:	2005
Election Date:	29 June 1993
Seats For Election:	All 81 seats in the National Assembly
Majority Seats:	41
Party1:	Front for Democracy in Burundi
Leader1:	Melchior Ndadaye
Percentage1:	72.58
Last Election1:	new
Seats1:	65
Party2:	Union for National Progress
Leader2:	Pierre Buyoya
Percentage2:	21.87
Last Election2:	52
Seats2:	16
Map:	1993 Burundian parliamentary election - Results by constituency.svg
Speaker
After Election:	Pontien Karibwami
After Party:	FRODEBU

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]

Campaign

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.

Notes and References

1. https://www.eisa.org.za/wep/bur1993results.htm Burundi: 1993 National Assembly election results