{"id":14610,"date":"2019-12-03T07:03:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T07:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=14610"},"modified":"2019-12-03T13:12:53","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T13:12:53","slug":"cnared-calls-for-coalition-of-opposition-parties-to-win-upcoming-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/cnared-calls-for-coalition-of-opposition-parties-to-win-upcoming-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"CNARED calls for coalition of opposition parties to win upcoming elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In a statement released on December 1st following the meeting held in Kampala from November 29 to 1 December, the opposition platform in exile CNARED says opposition parties affiliated with it have agreed to form a coalition in order to properly prepare for and win the 2020 elections. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11957\" style=\"width: 497px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11957\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11957\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sibomana-Tatien.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"487\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sibomana-Tatien.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sibomana-Tatien-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sibomana-Tatien-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/Sibomana-Tatien-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tatien Sibomana: \u201cWe cannot coalesce with CNARED members since they prepare the meetings alone without consulting us&#8221;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That platform asks other opposition parties to join it. &#8220;CNARED recommends other opposition parties to join us to form a broad rally in order to restore the legality, democracy and Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement in Burundi,&#8221; reads the statement.<\/p>\n<p>Tatien Sibomana, a political opponent living in the country, agrees with CNARED&#8217;s recommendation to form an opposition coalition to compete with the ruling party CNDD-FDD, but accuses the platform of excluding other political opponents.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the 5th round of the inter-Burundian dialogue, political opponents who attended it agreed that if &#8216;we must participate in the 2020 elections, we should participate as an opposition bloc,'&#8221; says Sibomana.<br \/>\nHe, however, deplores that CANRED excludes other opposition parties.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We cannot coalesce with CNARED members since they prepare the meetings alone without consulting us,&#8221; says Sibomana.<\/p>\n<p>This political opponent calls on CNARED to organize an inclusive meeting with all representatives of opposition parties to discuss strategies to fulfill their common wishes.<\/p>\n<p>CNARED coalition has already expressed its willingness to participate in the upcoming elections scheduled for May 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a statement released on December 1st following the meeting held in Kampala from November 29 to 1 December, the opposition platform in exile CNARED says opposition parties affiliated with it have agreed to form a coalition in order to properly prepare for and win the 2020 elections. 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