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Burundi sets May 17 for vote on contested constitutional reforms

Basic Constitutional PrinciplesConstitutional AmendmentReferendum AfricaBurundi
19 March 2018
Burundi president Nkurunziza (Photo credit: The Independent)
Burundi president Nkurunziza (Photo credit: The Independent)
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has set May 17 as the date for a referendum on a controversial constitutional reform that could keep him in power until 2034, according to a decree signed Sunday.
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