National Council for the Defense of Democracy

BURUNDI VOTES AMIDST COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Burundians have begun voting in a tense presidential vote, with the election commission calling for a peaceful vote despite simmering political violence and the coronavirus pandemic. Burundians stood in long lines outside polling stations, which opened shortly after 6am local time, to elect not just their new president, but parliamentarians and local councillors, who in turn appoint the members of the Senate.