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Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Burundi in 1954.
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Indirect parliamentary elections were held in Burundi in 1954.
The Decree of 14 July 1952 by the Belgian authorities had introduced an element of democracy to the Burundian political system. A complicated electoral system was created, which involved seven stages of elections to eventually elect the National Superior Council (French : Superieur du Pays). [1]
The elections began in the sub-chiefdoms, then were held in the chiefdoms, then the territories, and finally at the national level. [2]
The elections in the sub-chiefdoms and chiefdoms were held in 1953, with the elections to the Territorial Councils and the Superior Council following in 1954. [3]
| Council | Members | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutus | Tutsis | Total | |||
| Elected | Unelected | Elected | Unelected | ||
| Sub-chiefdom councils | 2,285 | 0 | 1,005 | 499 | 3,789 |
| Chiefdom councils | 71 | 0 | 177 | 24 | 272 |
| Territorial councils | 16 | 0 | 52 | 24 | 92 |
| Superior Council | 0 | 4 | 27 | 31 | |
| Source: Sternberger et al. | |||||
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