| Description |
1 online resource (ii, 31 pages) : color map (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Africa report ; no. 169 |
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ICG Africa report ; no. 169.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- An electoral process marred by a boycott -- Weakened peace and democracy -- Avoiding a regression -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Six months after a string of landslide electoral victories by the ruling Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie et Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), Burundi is descending ever deeper into a political impasse that risks reversing a decade's progress. Instead of strengthening democracy, the 2010 communal, parliamentary and presidential elections ended in the marginalisation of the opposition -- a major element of which (the Forces Nationales de Libération, FNL) went underground -- and in the emergence of a new rebellion. Combined with a weak governance system, this could lead to a democratic setback. Only resumption of political dialogue between government and opposition, the end of the FNL's clandestine activities and the strengthening of democratic institutions can reverse the dangerous trend. The international community must encourage these steps before it is too late |
| Notes |
Title from PDF title page (viewed on November 14, 2011) |
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"7 February 2011." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Political stability -- Burundi
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Political parties -- Burundi
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Political parties.
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Politics and government
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Political stability.
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| SUBJECT |
Burundi -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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| Subject |
Burundi.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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