Burundi: President seeks third term in highly charged vote
euronews (in English)
2015-07-21
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Burundi ‘s government is pushing ahead with Tuesday’s controversial presidential election despite opposition calls for voters to boycott it.
Hours before the poll gunfire was heard in the capital Bujumbura.
Incumbent President Pierre Nkuranzizi is seeking a third term despite the county’s constitution stating there’s a limit of two.
The Constitutional Court has however backed his argument that his first term in office did not count towards the two-term limit, as he was elected by MPs.
“In Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza’s Push for Power Is Marked by Bloodshed” by MARC SANTORA via NYT http://t.co/Tf0dvfJxQP— Miroslav Georgiev (@mirogeorgiev97) July 20, 2015
But his decision to stand has plunged the country into its worst crisis since an ethnically charged civil war in 2005.
Researcher in conflict and risk analysis at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Yolande Bouka had a clear warning:
“What’s most concerning is the fact that there is an armed opposition whi
Hours before the poll gunfire was heard in the capital Bujumbura.
Incumbent President Pierre Nkuranzizi is seeking a third term despite the county’s constitution stating there’s a limit of two.
The Constitutional Court has however backed his argument that his first term in office did not count towards the two-term limit, as he was elected by MPs.
“In Burundi, President Pierre Nkurunziza’s Push for Power Is Marked by Bloodshed” by MARC SANTORA via NYT http://t.co/Tf0dvfJxQP— Miroslav Georgiev (@mirogeorgiev97) July 20, 2015
But his decision to stand has plunged the country into its worst crisis since an ethnically charged civil war in 2005.
Researcher in conflict and risk analysis at the Institute for Security Studies (ISS), Yolande Bouka had a clear warning:
“What’s most concerning is the fact that there is an armed opposition whi
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