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Elections in Burundi
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Next election
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ÉN
Évariste Ndayishimiye live
Head of state - National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy
In office since
18 June 2020
Party
National Council for the Defense of Democracy–Forces for the Defense of Democracy
Head of government
Gervais Ndirakobuca
Region
Africa
Next election
-
Government
presidential system
Capital
Gitega
Population
13 689 450
Country facts
Legislature
Parliament of Burundi
Established
1962
Currency
Burundian franc
Official language
French
Capital
Gitega
Region
Africa
Area
27,834 km2
Election history
20 May 2020presidential
Burundian presidential election
won: Évariste Ndayishimiye · turnout 87.7%
21 July 2015presidential
Burundian presidential election
won: Pierre Nkurunziza
29 June 2015parliamentary
Burundian legislative election
turnout 74.3%
28 June 2010presidential
Burundian presidential election
won: Pierre Nkurunziza
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2023 - http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fca6a6e2474e78c22d133f0253264740 Gervais Ndirakobuca
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Évariste Ndayishimiye http://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/fca6a6e2474e78c22d133f0253264740
peaceful - no coup recorded
2020 - Pascal Nyabenda Évariste Ndayishimiye
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.