Adolphe Nshimirimana

Burundi polls postponed to June

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 05/20/2015 - 14:07

A Burundian official says the president has signed a decree to postpone parliamentary elections for a week from May 26 until early June.

Willy Nyamitwe, the presidential adviser for media, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that President Pierre Nkunuziza signed an order delaying the elections.