Burundi Ruling Party Wins All Seats in National Assembly

Supporters of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy during a rally ahead of elections in Bujumbura on May 31.

Photographer: Tchandrou Nitanga/AFP/Getty Images

Burundi’s ruling party won all 108 seats in the national assembly following an election.

Three indigenous lawmakers obtained seats to fulfill so-called ethnic equilibrium, taking the total allocated to 111, National Election Commission President Prosper Ntahorwamiye said Wednesday.