Chamber:
	Assemblée nationale
Dates of elections / renewal (from/to):
	29 June 1993
Purpose of elections:
	Elections were held for all the seats of the new parliament established by the 1992 Constitution after the former legislature was dissolved in September 1987 following a military coup d’Etat. Parliamentary elections had previously been held in October 1982.
Background and outcome of elections:
	On 29 March 1993, President of the Republic Pierre Buyoya announced that presidential and parliamentary elections would be held on 1 and 29 June 1993, respectively. These elections were meant to be a culmination of the democratisation process initiated by President Buyoya upon coming to power through a military coup in September 1987. The presidential poll was held as scheduled and saw the victory of Mr. Melchior Ndadaye over the incumbent with 64.75% of the votes. In all, six legally-recognized parties contested the parliamentary elections with a total of some 740 candidates for the 81 seats to be filled. Apart from Major Pierre Buyoya’s ruling Union for National Progress (UPRONA), which had been the sole legal party until the institution of multiparty politics pursuant to the 1992 Constitution, the other main contender was the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) of President-elect Ndadaye. The election campaign was conducted against a background of ethnic tension that had plagued the country in recent years. The main candidates were at pains to downplay this tension by stressing the need for national unity. Despite fears of violence, polling took place in a calm atmosphere and voter participation was high. Foreign observers were present. The FRODEBU won an outright majority of the seats, leaving its main rival, the UPRONA, with only 16 victories. The other parties failed to score the 5% needed to be allocated seats in the National Assembly. The victory of Mr. Ndadaye and the FRODEBU marked a power shift, for the first time since independence in 1962, from the minority Tutsi tribe to the Hutus, who account for close to 85% of the population. On 10 July, Mr. Ndadaye was sworn in as President of the Republic. He had earlier promised to appoint a Tutsi Prime Minister in an attempt to ease Tutsi resentment at his election. Mrs. Sylvie Kimigi was accordingly named the same day, and the Cabinet was subsequently formed The National Assembly was dissolved in the wake of the military coup d’Etat of 21 October 1993.

STATISTICS

Round no 1 (29 June 1993): Elections results
Number of registered electors	2,355,126
Voters	91.38%
Valid votes	2,110,871

Round no 1: Distribution of votes
Political Group	Votes	%
Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)	1,532,106	72.57
Union for National Progress (UPRONA)	461,691	21.86
Others	117,927	5.57

Round no 1: Distribution of seats
Political Group	Total
Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)	65
Union for National Progress (UPRONA)	16
Others	0

Distribution of seats according to sex:
Men:	73
Women:	8