The Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (french: Ralliement pour la Démocratie et le Développement Économique et Social, RADDES) is a small, predominantly ethnic

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History

The party supported losing candidate

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of the

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in the 1993 presidential elections.Elections in Burundi
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later in the year, RADDES received 1.3% of the vote, failing to win a seat.

References

Political parties in Burundi {{Burundi-stub