2005 Burundian communal elections

Communal elections were held in Burundi on 3 June and 7 June 2005. The elections were won by the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), which won 1,781 of the 3,225 seats.

Electoral system

Each of the 129 communes had 25 seats.

Conduct

The election was largely peaceful in most parts of the country, however, violence and intimidation in some communes of Bujumbura Rural and Bubanza provinces led to a re-poll held on 7 June. Observers considered the communal elections generally free and fair, despite some minor irregularities. [1]

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats
	CNDD–FDD			1,781
	Front for Democracy in Burundi			822
	Union for National Progress			260
	National Council for the Defense of Democracy			135
	Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero			88
	Party for National Recovery			75
	Other parties			64
Total				3,225
Total votes		2,544,669	–
Registered voters/turnout		3,157,158	80.60
Source: EISA (seats)