# National Congress for Liberty > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/National_Congress_for_Liberty > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/National_Congress_for_Liberty.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Congress_for_Liberty > Source revision: 1321674030 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Political party in Burundi This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) An editor has determined that sufficient sources exist to establish the subject's notability. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 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Find sources: "National Congress for Liberty" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) National Congress for Liberty Congrès national pour la liberté Leader Agathon Rwasa Founder Agathon Rwasa Founded 12 September 2018 Registered 14 February 2019 Split from National Forces of Liberation Ideology Hutu interests Senate 0 / 13 National Assembly 0 / 111 Politics of Burundi Political parties Elections The **National Congress for Liberty** ([French](/source/French_language): *Congrès national pour la liberté*, **CNL**), sometimes translated as the **National Congress for Freedom** is a political party in [Burundi](/source/Burundi).[1] It was founded by [Agathon Rwasa](/source/Agathon_Rwasa) on 12 September 2018 and is now the main opposition to the [CNDD-FDD](/source/National_Council_for_the_Defense_of_Democracy_%E2%80%93_Forces_for_the_Defense_of_Democracy). After the dissolution of the [National Liberation Forces](/source/National_Forces_of_Liberation),[2] Rwasa founded the CNL. ## History The National Forces of Liberation were a political party and former rebel group in Burundi. They fought in the [Burundian Civil War](/source/Burundian_Civil_War) and were the last rebel group to sign an agreement with the Burundian government which they did on September 7, 2006.[3] Throughout the war they were known as Palipehutu-FNL (Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People), but after the war they registered as the FNL (National Forces of Liberation), as ethnic group names are not allowed in Burundian political party names. In their first election of 2010, they withdrew their candidate Agathon Rwasa due to allegations that the CNDD-FDD. would rig it. By 2015, they had ousted Rwasa and were allies of the CNDD-FDD. That year they won 1.08 percent of the vote after nominating Jacques Bigirimana. Rwasa ran as part of the alliance [Independents of Hope](/source/Independents_of_Hope) which he formed with Charles Nditije. Rwasa received 19 percent of the vote. In 2018, Rwasa founded the National Congress for Liberty and it was registered on 14 February 2019. That year, Rwasa received 25% of the vote in an election but claimed the results were incorrect.[4] That year, they won one seat in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Burundi_(2020)) and 32 in the [National Assembly](/source/National_Assembly_(Burundi)). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Ngendakumana, Pierre Emmanuel (18 February 2019). ["CNL, new party of Rwasa"](https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/englishnews/cnl-new-party-of-rwasa/). *Iwacu*. Retrieved 13 June 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["CNL, new party of Rwasa"](https://www.iwacu-burundi.org/englishnews/cnl-new-party-of-rwasa/). *IWACU English News*. Retrieved 2024-09-12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Nepal Constituent Assembly - Structure of Legislature Committee Work Schedule | UN Peacemaker"](https://peacemaker.un.org/documents/nepal-constituent-assembly-structure-legislature-committee-work-schedule-0). *peacemaker.un.org*. Retrieved 2024-09-12. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Mohamed, Hamza. ["Burundi election results: What next?"](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/26/burundi-election-results-what-next). *Al Jazeera*. Retrieved 2024-09-12. v t e Political parties in Burundi National Assembly National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (86) National Congress for Liberty (32) Union for National Progress (2) Senate National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (34) National Congress for Liberty (1) Union for National Progress (1) Unrepresented Abahuza ADC–Ikibiri Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation Front for Democracy in Burundi Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri Green Party-Intwari Independent Labor Party Independents of Hope Kaze – Forces for the Defense of Democracy Liberal Alliance for Democracy Liberal Party Movement for the Rehabilitation of Citizens – Rurenzangemero National Alliance for Law and Economic Development National Council for the Defense of Democracy National Forces of Liberation National Liberation Forces – Icanzo National Liberation Front New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi Pan Africanist Socialist Movement – Inkinzo Parliamentary Monarchist Party Party for a Non-Violent Society Party for Democracy and Reconciliation Party for Justice and Development Party for National Concord – Abasangirajambo Party for National Recovery Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi Party for the Liberation of the Burundian People – Agakiza Party for the Promotion of the Toiling Masses – Abanyamwete People's Reconciliation Party Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development Rally for the People of Burundi Social Democratic Party – Dusabikanye Union for National Progress Union for Peace and Democracy–Zigamibanga Defunct Burundi Workers' Party Christian Democratic Party Common Front Free Socialist Party of Burundi Party of the People People's Party Portal:Politics - Lists of political parties - Politics of Burundi --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [National Congress for Liberty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Congress_for_Liberty) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Congress_for_Liberty?action=history)). 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