{{short description|Political party alliance in Burundi}} {{Politics of Burundi}}
'''Independents of Hope''' ({{langx|rn|Abigenga-Mizero y'Abarundi}}; {{langx|fr|Indépendants de l'Espoir}}) is a [[political alliance]] in [[Burundi]].
==History== The alliance was formed in November 2014 by former [[National Forces of Liberation]] leader [[Agathon Rwasa]] and former [[Union for National Progress]] head [[Charles Nditije]] after they were expelled from their parties.<ref>[http://mg.co.za/article/2015-06-25-burundi-elections-key-facts-in-tense-polls Burundi elections: Key facts in tense polls] Mail and Guardian, 26 June 2015</ref><ref>[http://www.rfi.fr/afrique/20141121-burundi-coalition-politique-historique-uprona-cndd-fdd Burundi: vers une coalition politique historique?] RFI Afrique, 21 November 2014</ref> In the [[Burundian legislative election, 2015|June 2015 parliamentary elections]] it received 11% of the vote, winning 21 of the 100 elected seats in the [[National Assembly (Burundi)|National Assembly]]. In the [[Burundian presidential election, 2015|July 2015 presidential elections]] the alliance nominated Rwasa as its candidate. He finished second to incumbent [[Pierre Nkurunziza]] with 19% of the vote.
The alliance was included in the government formed by Nkurunziza, with five of the 20 positions in the cabinet.<ref>[https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/burundi-president-appoints-government-150306369.html Burundi president appoints new government] Yahoo! News, 25 August 2015</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Burundian political parties}}
[[Category:Political party alliances in Burundi]] [[Category:Political parties established in 2014]] [[Category:2014 establishments in Burundi]]