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Burundi Commission: Voters Backed Constitutional Changes

Voters in Burundi have approved changes to the constitution that could allow the president to stay in office until 2034. The country's electoral commission said Monday that 73 percent of voters backed the changes in last Thursday's constitutional referendum. The amendments extend presidential terms from five to seven years and effectively allow President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for two more terms after his current term expires in 2020. They also create the position of prime...


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