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Viewing cable 07BUJUMBURA586, BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT LEADERS OFFER NO SOLUTIONS TO

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07BUJUMBURA586 2007-08-20 17:05 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Bujumbura
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHJB #0586/01 2321705
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 201705Z AUG 07
FM AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0500
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RHMFISS/CDR USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
UNCLAS BUJUMBURA 000586 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR AF/C 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL BY
SUBJECT: BURUNDI'S PARLIAMENT LEADERS OFFER NO SOLUTIONS TO 
POLITICAL STALEMATE 
 
1.  (SBU)  In a meeting on August 8, the President of 
Burundi's Senate, Gervais Rufyikiri, emphasized that only 
true dialogue among the political powers would be able to 
unblock the stalemate in the National Assembly.  Rufyikiri 
stated the the political problems threatening to destabilize 
Burundi can be easily solved by seeking a shared 
understanding of each other's grievances and demands.  The 
Senate president acknowledged that concessions are needed by 
all factions to arrive at an equitable solution and claimed 
that his ruling party National Council for the Defense of 
Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) 
government is ready to act and negotiate on the requests of 
opposition parties.  In particular, he noted that Union for 
National Progress (UPRONA) is requesting additional 
ministerial seats which constitutionally, he said, the 
government is not allowed to grant.  Instead of negotiating 
in good faith, Rufyikiri feared that UPRONA will ask their 
current ministers to quit the government which will only 
serve to exacerbate the stranglehold on the legislative 
process.  Indicating his frustration with mixed messages from 
the opposition, Rufyikiri also expressed his desire to have 
dialogue with those individuals who truly represent the 
wishes of their political parties. 
 
2.  (SBU)  Rufyikiri stated that he expected a lot from the 
international communuity during this time of political 
crisis.  The president of the Senate claimed that the 
international community can offer advice from a different 
point of view from the warring factions.  He urged the 
international community, for the sake of the Burundian 
people, not to abandon Burundi.  Lastly, Rufyikiri also 
suggested that the international community can use their 
influence to accelerate the stalled peace process between the 
government of Burundi and the PALIPEHUTU-FNL, a situation 
which Rufyikiri claims is contributing to fears from ordinary 
Burundians of renewed violence. 
 
3.  (SBU)  In a later meeting, the Speaker (President) of the 
National Assembly, Pie Ntavyohanyuma, spoke in great detail 
of of the events leading up to the current legislative 
impasse, and suggested that if the leaders of the opposition 
parties had acted in a 'mature' manner, the blockage in the 
political process could have been avoided.  Ntavyohanyuma 
claimed that the roots of this stalemate can be traced to the 
Feburary 7 removal of Hussein Radjabu as the ruling CNDD-FDD 
party's president.  Ntavyohanyuma asserted that Radjabu's 
removal created divisions within the CNDD-FDD party that 
eroded the ruling party's majority held in the Parliament. 
Ntavyohanyuma suggested that the Front for Democracy in 
Burundi (FRODEBU) and UPRONA pounced upon this opportunity to 
gain additional positions and greater influence within the 
governmnent.  In the government's defense, Ntavyohanyuma said 
that Burundi's President Nkurunziza offered to include 
minority voices in the government within his constitutional 
capacity, and was receptive to opening a dialogue with his 
political foes.  According to Ntavyohanyuma, the opposition 
refused to cooperate with Nkurunziza's attempt to form a new 
government and ultimately caused the current slowdown when 
the new government was viewed as unacceptable. 
 
4.  (SBU)  Comment:  There was no new ground broken in either 
of these meetings.  Appearing very relaxed, Rufyikiri spoke 
of his perceptions about the current difficulties in general 
terms, and offered nothing substantive or earth-shattering 
concerning root causes or, more importantly, as a way 
forward.  In contrast, the Speaker seemed to take a very 
defensive posture during the meeting with his long, detailed 
and prepared account of the events leading to the stalemate, 
some of which seemed intended to justify his actions to this 
point in time.  It is difficult to imagine that the current 
political impasse will be overcome in the near future as 
these two powerful members of government seem to be throwing 
their hands up in frustration with the opposition forces. 
Although neither of these influential men alleged that 
President Nkurunziza was being ill-advised by unknown forces, 
neither of them either offered to urge the Burundi President 
to act more aggressively as a possible strategy for ending 
the political stalemate, and both seemed reluctant to 
confront the President.  In fact, the Speaker admitted his 
fear of falling into a trap when asked by opposition members 
within the National Assembly to facilitate meetings with 
Nkurunziza or to deliver their written messages.  Instead, 
both leaders appealled to the international community for 
assistance.  It is yet to be seen if the political party 
leaders understand that it is Burundians who must solve 
Burundi's problems.  End Comment. 
 
MOLLER