Results of Elections in Burundi still Unknown
Bujumbura:The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ratified today that the result from the elections that took place in Burundi last Monday will be released in three or four days.
After closing the polling stations, authorities from the INEC declared they were not ready to give numbers regarding the elections, organized under tension and marked with violence and the defection of politicians.
The campaign manager of the ruling party, National Council for the Defence of Democracy - Forces for the Defense of Democracy (NCDD-FDD), Willy Nyamitwe said he was higly satisfied with the involvement of people in the elections, despite the fact the attendance in this capital was not visible.
The director of the electoral commission Pierre-Claver Ndayicariye, said to a news agency the participation had been enormous, but numbers were not mentioned. The oposition leader Charles Nditije said the elections were unfair and with no credibility.
The almost 4,8 million Burundians that should vote were meant to elect 100 deputies, and three members from the Twa ethnic group minority (1 percent of the population).
If necessary, a number of parliamentarian will be added to reach balance between Hutus and Tutsies, according to the Constitution.
The Parliament must have 60 percent of Hutu representatives, 40 percent Tutsi, while 30 percent must be women.
Burundi has a political crisis since last April when the presidential candidacy of Pierre Nkurunziza for a third mandate was announced. The President of the National Assembly Pie Ntavyohanyuma took refuge in Belgium.
Humanitarian organizations assure that due to the violence taking place in Bujumbura up to the moment there are nearly 70 people dead and over 100 Burundians run to other neighbor countries.
