Burundi: 2010 Provisional presidential election results

Updated July 2010

The election took place on 28 June 2010. The results given below are provisional since they had not yet been confirmed by the Constitutional Court.

Poll boycott

The election was boycotted by all the political parties other than the ruling Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD). For more information see 2010 Election boycott. The poll thus took on the character of a referendum, with voters required to endorse or reject the CNDD-FDD candidate, and incumbent President, Pierre Nkurunziza.

Voting statistics

Registered voters	3 553 372
Ballots cast	2 735 558
Percentage poll	76.98
Valid ballots	2 706 402
Spoilt ballots	29 156
% Spoilt	1.07

Table source

CENI 2010.

Results by province

Province/Area	% Turnout	For	Against	% For
Bubanza	80.73	120 596	5 354	95.74
Bujumbura Mairie	41.15	88 220	31 906	73.44
Bujumbura Rural	58.75	93 776	35 115	72.76
Bururi	57.52	101 520	35 897	73.88
Cankuzo	81.79	72 846	5 663	92.79
Cibitoke	86.37	156 594	9 176	94.46
Gitega	79.04	225 541	10 779	95.44
Karusi	89.47	163 047	3 997	97.61
Kayanza	84.71	206 847	10 987	94.96
Kirundo	90.03	235 429	13 053	94.75
Makamba	70.22	112 970	16 352	87.36
Muramvya	87.28	108 448	5 452	95.21
Muyinga	88.22	227 409	12 442	94.81
Mwaro	72.57	72 048	9 222	88.6
Ngozi	90.40	265 297	9 293	96.62
Rutana	81.01	104 823	6 018	94.57
Ruyigi	81.42	124 072	6 217	95.23
Diaspora	78.05	2 563	803	77.19
Total	76.98	2 479 483	226 919	91.62

Table source

CENI 2010.

Reference

CENI 2010 "Les Résultats provisoires du scrutin Présidentiel", [www] http://www.ceniburundi.bi/Les-Resultats-provisoires-des [opens new window] (accessed 5 July 2010).