Voters in Burundi are going to elections amidst the background of inflation, fuel and political oppression complaints.
The National Assembly, Senate and Local Board are set to capture but the Evarist Endishimi in the role of the president is safe while serving for a seven -year term ended in 2027.
Elections will be examined by the popularity of the CNDD-FDD party, the former Rebel group, which has been in power for the past 20 years.
East African nation is already one of the world’s poorest countries, but residents there have been under high pressure from the recent increase in the price of food -like goods.
Opposition parties have complained that the members of the CNDD-FDD’s Youth League have been harassed and threatened with their supporters.
The leader of the APDR party, Gabriel Banjavitonde, said: “They tell you how fearful people are, they tell you that they cannot wear any party colors other than rulers.”
But they are not giving and said, “Once in a voting booth, they promise to vote for you,” he said.
Several political analysts contacted by the BBC refused to talk about elections for fear of consequences. An expert who does not want to name, “To avoid unnecessary problems, you are quiet.”
“We have always pointed out that everything is constructed (to fit the ruling party),” he said, adding that the CNDD-FDD victory was over.
Recently, some party officials are suggesting that a party system can benefit Burundi.
On the weekends, General Secretary Revarean Ndikurio said, “To reach development, all countries started to have the same party.”
Although it is not historically accurate, the president has given similar rights.
“Yes, when it is alone (a single party), we will reach development,” Ndikurio said.
However, they have added confusion: “” Don’t let the aliens sneak into (and tell you) that the party wants to be alone. “
The chronic deficiency of foreign currency required for imports such as Medicine and fuel has led to a decline in the economic activity of Burundi.
Analysts say that if Burundi is now moving in foreign currency deposits for less than a month, the regional standard must be at least four months.
The queue lines of cars ranging from service centers to about 100 m (330 feet) have become a common scene. Motorists are often waiting for fuel and they are often for days or weeks, which are being rated by the authorities.
According to the World Bank, the average Burundian annual domestic income in 2023 is $ 193 (£ 142), which is the lowest in the East African community trade faction.
Economist and anti-corruption activist Foustin Ndikumana believes that the situation of Burundi will not improve any time soon.
Good governance needs to be established. We are not yet, ” he told the BBC.
But the ruling party and its leader have an anti -view.
Residents of Burundi’s largest city, Bujumbura, “looked bad in 2005” but now “have money to buy shoes, new clothes and build a house,” said President Ndishimi.
And the CNDD -FDD often responds to criticism, reminding the party that the party has fought for the ethnic group – for the more population – to enter power, four decades after they considered the oppression of the minority Tutsis.
