Senate (Burundi)

Senate of Burundi Sénat du Burundi
Type
Type	Upper house
History
Founded	1965[1]
Leadership
President	Emmanuel Sinzohagera[2] since 25 August 2020
Structure
Seats	39 senators
Political groups	CNDD-FDD: 34 seats   CNL: 1 seat   UPRONA: 1 seat   Twa: 3 seats
Length of term	5 years
Elections
Voting system	Electoral college
Meeting place
Gitega
Website
www.senat.bi

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The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of between 39 and 56 members who serve 5-year terms. The current Senate was elected on 20 July 2020^[3] and consists of 39 members.^[4]

In each of the country's 18 provinces, two Senators (one Hutu and one Tutsi) are chosen by electoral colleges of communal councilors. Voting takes place using a three round system. In the first two rounds, a candidate must receive a supermajority of two-thirds of the vote to be elected. If no candidate is elected in these rounds, a third round is organized for the two leading candidates, of which the candidate receiving the majority of votes is elected. Three Senators represent the Twa ethnic group and additional members may be co-opted to meet the 30% gender representation quota for women. Former heads of state are Senators by right.