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Viewing cable 07BUJUMBURA571, BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT WARNS OF A MILITARISTIC

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07BUJUMBURA571 2007-08-13 15:02 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bujumbura
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FM AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0486
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UNCLAS BUJUMBURA 000571 
 
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SIPDIS 
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DEPT FOR AF/C 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI'S FORMER PRESIDENT WARNS OF A MILITARISTIC 
CNDD-FDD PARTY 
 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary: During a meeting on August 6 with 
Ambassador Moller, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) 
party member and former Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye, 
asserted that the National Council for the Defense of 
Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) 
party intends to hold onto power well into the future and 
accused President Pierre Nkurunziza of progressively moving 
away from a government based on democratic values towards a 
military dictatorship more akin to the culture and past of 
the ruling CNDD-FDD party.  In contrast to his fellow FRODEBU 
party member's focus, in a separate meeting, Pierre Claver 
Nahimana presented his viewpoint to the political stalemate, 
advocating for good faith dialogue between Nkurunziza and 
opposition factions in allowing the government to continue 
working for the welfare of its people.  Both Nahimana and 
Ndayizeye attributed Burundi's political impasse to 
Nkurunziza and his government's disregard of Burundi's 
constitution and the key principles of the Arusha Peace 
accords upon which the constitution was founded.  Ndayizeye 
and Nahimana further complained that President Nkurunziza is 
becoming increasingly uncooperative due to the advice of 
unknown counselors thought to be from the ruling party 
CNDD-FDD's military wing.  End Summary. 
 
2.  (SBU) In a meeting with Ambassador on August 6, former 
Burundi President Domitien Ndayizeye opined that the CNDD-FDD 
is unwilling to work with opposition parties and intends to 
hold onto power well into the future.  The former president 
surmised that the CNDD-FDD is actively marginalizing all Hutu 
opposition as well as those parties predominantly 
representing the Tutsi minority.  Ndayiyeze stated that 
President Nkurunziza and the CNDD-FDD party will never 
cooperate with FRODEBU or the PALIPEHUTU-FNL.  Ndayizeye 
further asserted that Nkurunziza's government does not want 
to implement the September 2006 ceasefire agreement with the 
PALIPEHUTU-FNL.  Ndayizeya explained that the FRODEBU party 
was a political threat and the PALIPEHUTU-FNL was a military 
threat to CNDD-FDD's future, particularly with respect to the 
elections of 2010.  Ndayizeye summarized his assertions by 
saying that the leaders of the CNDD-FDD party come from a 
military culture and do not have the experience nor the 
desire to act democratically. 
 
3.  (SBU)  Ndayizeye claimed that Nkurunziza is surrounded by 
confidantes, unknown to Ndayizeye, who are imposing their 
will rather than advising Nkurunziza on the affairs of state. 
 Ndayizeye speculated that these advisors are from the 
military wing of the CNDD-FDD party which supported Ndayizeye 
notion that Nkurunziza is replacing democratic values with a 
military culture.  The FRODEBU leader lamented that the 
ruling CNDD-FDD party would rather reward good militants 
rather than using Burundi's educated loyalists to help manage 
Nkurunziza's government.  He emphasized the need for a nation 
to have an army rather than having armies for political 
parties.  Ndayizeye believes that Nkurunziza has eyes only 
for a military that will fight for the President and 
expressed his concern that Nkurunziza could become a dictator 
led by the military in much the same fashion as was 
detrimental to Burundi's stability in the past. 
 
4.  (SBU)  In addressing Burundi's political impasse, 
Ndayizeye said that the government lacks the will to overcome 
the stalemate.  He claims that the solution is simple -- 
President Nkurunziza should respect Burundi's constitution 
and the Arusha Peace accords upon which the constitution was 
founded.  In addition to Nkurunziza's departure from the 
constitution, the former president insisted that Nkurunziza 
refuses to commit to dialogue with other political factions 
and Nkurunziza's action are running counter to national 
reconciliation, both significant priciples brought forth from 
the Arusha accords.  Ndayizeye asserted that Nkurunziza does 
not have the ability to control his cabinet nor does he have 
the complete support of the National Assembly or his ruling 
CNDD-FDD party. 
 
5.  (SBU) Another influential FRODEBU party leader, Pierre 
Claver Nahimana, echoed the sentiments of former Burundi 
president Ndayizeye by emphasizing the mismanagement of the 
Arusha Peace accords by Nkurunziza's ruling CNDD-FDD party. 
Nahimana listed respect for political liberties, good 
governance, and power-sharing, without exclusion, amongst the 
parties as the key principles being eschewed by Nkurunziza's 
administration.  Nahimana claimed that the CNDD-FDD party was 
rejecting the Arusha accords during the September 2006 
ceasefire talks with the PALIPEHUTU-FNL and and only accepted 
the Arusha principles by force.  Nahimana opined that it is 
 
critical that all of the political factions enter into 
dialogue, in the spirit of the Arusha accords and the 
constitution, to create an environment of political stability 
otherwise no positive progress can be made toward the welfare 
of Burundi's people. 
 
6.  (SBU)  In concluding his remarks to the Ambassador, 
Nahimana questioned whether there is any political will 
within Burundi's National Assembly to negotiate an end to the 
current political impasse.  In defending his party, Nahimana 
explained that the political objective of FRODEBU in the 
National Assembly is not to block progress but rather to 
influence the government to take action and move forward.  He 
claimed that FRODEBU will continue to exert pressure on 
President Nkurunziza to seek dialogue among all of the 
political factions and to abide by the constitution. 
 
7.  (SBU)  Comment:  Each of the three FRODEBU party members 
who shared their views with the Ambassador expressed the 
common goals of good faith dialogue with President Nkurunziza 
as well as respect for the Arusha Peace accords and the 
constitution.  The differing focal points of their 
discussions and the disparate methods of their delivery; 
however, calls into question whether FRODEBU will ultimately 
be able to speak as a single opposition voice.  Contrary to 
FRODEBU party leader Leonce Ngendakumana's accusatory and 
hardline approach to President Nkurunziza's administration, 
Nahimana espoused cooperation and compromise to prevent 
Burundi's progress from being stymied.  Political observers 
have speculated that Ndayizeye, who is still a popular and 
influential figure in Burundi and who was jailed in 2006 by 
Nkurunziza on suspicions of plotting a coup, is seeking 
personal revenge against the current administration and the 
CNDD-FDD party, and may have his sights on the presidency 
once more.  If President Nkurunziza decides to have a 
dialogue with his major opposition party, he may find it 
difficult to determine who is playing FRODEBU's cards.  End 
Comment. 
MOLLER