PARENA-FRODEBU pact slammed by internal parties

On the reported agreement between two extremes - the Tutsi-dominated PARENA party and the external wing of the mainly-Hutu FRODEBU party - van Eck said this would not derail the process. Observers say Jean-Baptiste Bagaza of PARENA and Jean Minani of FRODEBU have agreed on a joint position in a bid to oust their “common enemy”, President Pierre Buyoya, and position themselves in preparation for a transitional government. The two have reportedly agreed a common stance on army reform, the electoral system and maintaining peace after an accord is signed. The PARENA-FRODEBU agreement has been slammed by the main Tutsi party UPRONA and the internal wing of FRODEBU, led by Augustin Nzojibwami.