BUJUMBURA, June 15 (ABP) – The president of the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI), Prosper Ntahorwamiye, officially announced on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the preliminary results of the legislative elections held on June 5, 2025.
According to the CENI president, the preliminary results show that the CNDD-FDD party won all 100 seats in the National Assembly, securing 96.51% of the votes nationwide.
In Buhumuza province, the CNDD-FDD party obtained 96.59%; in Bujumbura province, it secured 97.07%; in Burunga province, it gained 95.81%, while in Butanyerera province, the party achieved 98.79%.
In Gitega province, the CNDD-FDD party obtained 93.64% of the votes, while UPRONA collected 2.87%. This confirms the trend observed in other provinces, where the CNDD-FDD party largely dominated the election. No other party exceeded the 2% electoral threshold required to win seats in the National Assembly, as stipulated by Article 136 of the current electoral code in Burundi:
“The distribution of seats is done proportionally to the votes obtained by the different lists. After eliminating the lists of political parties or coalitions of political parties that did not total at least two percent (2%) of the votes at the national level, and the independent candidates who did not obtain at least forty percent (40%) of the votes cast in the constituency where they are elected, the remaining seats are then distributed to the lists and independent candidates still in competition.”
Before the cooptation process, Mr. Ntahorwamiye clarified that the CNDD-FDD party would hold 16 out of 16 seats in Buhumuza province, 23 out of 23 in Bujumbura province, 17 out of 17 in Burunga province, 23 out of 23 in Butanyerera province, and 21 out of 21 in Gitega province.

He noted that the National Assembly of Burundi for the 2025-2030 legislature will consist of 111 deputies. These will include 100 elected deputies, 8 co-opted deputies, and 3 deputies from the “Twa” ethnic group. According to him, this composition complies with the provisions of Article 169, paragraph 1 of the current constitution of Burundi, which states that “The National Assembly is composed of at least 100 deputies, with 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi, including a minimum of 30% women, elected by direct universal suffrage for a five-year term, and three deputies from the Twa ethnic group.”
The gender balance is respected, and to maintain the ethnic balance, eight Hutu deputies are to be co-opted according to Article 108, paragraph 3 of the electoral code, which stipulates that cooptation is done by CENI in respect of the established order on the blocked lists, ensuring the participation of all ethnic groups in as many constituencies as possible. According to Article 137 of the electoral code, the distribution of seats follows the method of the highest remainders, he explained.
The ceremony for announcing these preliminary results of the legislative elections was attended by government members, civil society representatives, parliament members, the Burundian ombudsman, accredited diplomatic corps in Burundi, representatives of various political parties, independent candidates to those elections, and religious leaders.