Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie (CNDD–FDD) : 86 seats
Congrès national pour la liberté (CNL) : 32 seats
Union pour le progrès national (Uprona) : 2 seats
Sièges réservés aux Twas: 3 seats
The National Assembly of Burundi (2020) was elected in May 2020. The ruling CNDD-FDD party retained its majority in the National Assembly of Burundi.
Background
Burundi has suffered from political instability since before 2015, with many Burundians leaving the country.
A new constitution was adopted after a referendum held in May 2018.
When President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would not seek to be elected for a fourth term, the ruling CNDD-FDD party chose the retired army general Evariste Ndayishimiye as their candidate.[1]
The United Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said the election campaign that officlally started in April 2020 was "characterized by an increase in political intolerance and numerous acts of violence and human rights violations".
The government did not allow observers from the United Nations and the African Union to the monitor the 2020 elections, claiming that they were too close to the opposition.[1]
72 Hutus and 28 Tutsis were directly elected.
Of these, 35 were women.
The constitution requires a 60:40 Hutu-Tutsi balance, with 30% per cent women.
20 Tutsis, of whom 9 were men and 11 women were co-opted to reach these ratios.
Also, 3 Twas were coopted as representatives, including one woman.
With the coopted members, the 2020 National Assembly had 123 members of whom 47 were women.[1]