Burundi’s ruling party has won the country’s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n
The country’s National Electoral Commission said Tuesday that the CNDD-FDD party won 77 out of 100 seats in the National Assembly, reports VOA’s Edward Rwema.<\/p>\n
The win sets the stage for the presidential election scheduled for July 15.<\/p>\n
President Pierre Nkurunziza is running for a controversial third term in defiance of critics who say he is violating constitutional term limits.<\/p>\n
His decision to run set off violent street protests that left dozens of people dead and prompted more than 100,000 Burundians to flee the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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