Burundi

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National Assembly

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Parlement (Parliament)
Chamber name
Inama Nshingamateka (National Assembly)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Lower chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1985 to 1987
from 1994 to 1996
from 1999
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
African Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
Speaker of the National Assembly
Speaker
Gélase Daniel Ndabirabe (Male)
Year of birth
1957
Term
07.08.2020
Additional information
Elected on 7 Aug. 2020.
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Ferdinand Sindarironka (Male)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 14 Feb. 2023.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
123
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
100
Other members For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
23
Note on the statutory number of members
Other: Additional members, including three Twas, can be co-opted to respect 60:40 Hutu-Tutsi split and 30 percent quota for women. Currently there are 23 co-opted members.
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Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
123
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
76
Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
47
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
38.21% See historical data for this field.
Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
162 See historical data for this field.
Population (in thousands) Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects.
12,551
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Inhabitants per parliamentarian Calculated by dividing the population by the statutory number of parliamentarians.
77,475 See historical data for this field.

Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Lydia Irakoze (Female)

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.

Number of reserved seats, by group

Indigenous peoples
3
Notes
30% women. 3 Twa deputies. 60% Hutu and 40% Tutsi. Deputies may be co-opted to meet gender and ethnic quotas.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
One in four candidates on electoral lists must be a woman. If the quotas for reserved seats are not met following an election, the Electoral Administration co-opts (adds) the additional seats needed to do so.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.