Abstract
ABSTRACT This article reclassifies the power-sharing arrangement in Burundi and argues that it is a semi-consociational system rather than a full-consociation. The authors discuss the characteristics of semi-consociational democracy and show how the current political system in Burundi falls under this classification. This is an article that challenges the mainstream argument that power sharing in Burundi has failed; the article instead identifies the semi-consociational arrangement that relies on presidential hegemony in executive and security matters as the source of failure. In addition, there has been institutionalisation of the policy whereby the CNDD party is equated with the government – referred to as CNDDification – to the extent that the political system has become a regime under the full control of the party. The article concludes with recommended steps to restore more effective power sharing in Burundi.
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