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MP forms new party

    NAIROBI

    A new party called Sangwe-Pader, or Party for Democracy and Reconciliation, was launched at the weekend in the Burundi capital, Bujumbura.

    Party's officials said the action was aimed at ending the leadership wrangles between the founder and president of the new party, Augustin Nzojibwami, and the president of the Front pour la democratie au Burundi (Frodebu) party, Jean Minani.

    Sangwe-Pader's secretary-general, Thomas Bukuru, told IRIN on Monday that 300 members from all ethnic groups and regions had been registered on Saturday during the official launch of the party. He added that the party would apply for registration next week.

    "We offer an intermediary to people who do not want to choose Uprona [Union pour le progress national] or Frodebu, who do not want to be part of the G7 (Hutu group) or G10 (Tutsi group)," Bukuru said. "We want to fight this system, and bring people together regardless of the ethnicity in politics and in society."

    Nzojibwami and Bukuru are members of the national assembly.

    This article was produced by IRIN News while it was part of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Please send queries on copyright or liability to the UN. For more information: https://shop.un.org/rights-permissions

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