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Bowing To Pressure? Pierre Nkurunziza
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Burundi's president has issued a decree delaying the
presidential election to July 15 from June 26, his spokesman said on Wednesday,
after six weeks of protests sparked by Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term
in office.
"He has published
the decree," spokesman Gervais Abayeho said, adding that the parliamentary
vote - already delayed once - would now go ahead on June 29 about a month later
than initially planned.
Reuters report the revised dates were
proposed by the electoral commission CENI. Opponents have criticized the
election body, saying it has not been neutral in the election debate.
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