Burundi has suffered from political instability since before 2015, with many Burundians leaving the country.
When President Pierre Nkurunziza announced he would not seek a fourth term, the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Front for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) party chose the retired army general Evariste Ndayishimiye as their candidate.
[1] The United Nations Human Rights Council Commission of Inquiry on Burundi said the election campaign that officlally started in April 2020 was "characterized by an increase in political intolerance and numerous acts of violence and human rights violations".
The government did not allow observers from the United Nations and the African Union to the monitor these elections, claiming they were too close to the opposition.
Three Twa were coopted as senators, including one woman, bring the total up to 39.