Elections in Burundi

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Burundi elects a head of state – the president – and a legislature on the national level. The National Assembly (Assemblée nationale) has 118 members, elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with a 2% barrier. The Senate (Sénat) has 49 members, elected for a five-year term by electoral colleges of communal councilors. Extra seats in both chambers can be added to ensure that ethnic and gender quotas are met. Burundi has a multi-party system, with two or three strong parties and a third party that is electorally successful. Parties are usually based on ethnic background.{{Cite journal|last=Weinstein|first=Warren|date=1972|title=Tensions in Burundi|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/african-issues/article/abs/tensions-in-burundi/33E8F3E162CA6B868A2E47EA123C4CB1|journal=African Issues|language=en|volume=2|issue=4|pages=27–29|doi=10.1017/S0047160700008283|issn=0047-1607|url-access=subscription}}