Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza will be sworn in for a
controversial third term in power on Thursday, a top official said,
following elections last month, weeks of protests and a failed coup.His
third term bid was condemned as unconstitutional by the opposition and
provoked months of protests. In mid-May, rebel generals attempted a
coup, which failed.
The United Nations observer mission said the vote last month was not
"inclusive free and credible" and was held "in an environment of
profound mistrust" between political rivals. Nkurunziza won 69.41
percent of the vote, an immediate first round victory.
Burundi's constitution only allows a president to be elected twice --
for a total of 10 years in power -- but before these polls Nkurunziza
argued he had only been directly elected by the people once.In power
since 2005, when he was selected by parliament, he was re-elected in
2010.
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