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.[1]
In the legislative 2005 parliamentary election, the party won 21.7 % of the vote and 30 out of 118 seats[2], becoming the main opposition party.[3]
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.[3]
FRODEBU is a consultative member of the Socialist International.[4]
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