Front for Democracy in Burundi

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The Front for Democracy in Burundi (French: Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi, FRODEBU) is a progressive political party in Burundi.

It was formed by followers of Melchior Ndadaye from the disbanded Burundi Workers' Party in 1986. FRODEBU was legalized as a political party in 1992.

In the legislative 2005 parliamentary election, the party won 21.7 % of the vote and 30 out of 118 seats,[citation needed] becoming the main opposition party.[1]

FRODEBU suspended its participation in the National Assembly on February 21, 2008 to protest efforts by the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD/FDD) to remove Alice Nzomukunda, a former CNDD/FDD member, from her post as Vice-President of the National Assembly.[1]

FRODEBU is a consultative member of the Socialist International.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Burundi’s main opposition party suspends participation in parliament", Panapress (Afrik.com), February 22, 2008.
  2. ^ List of Socialist International parties in Africa.
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