Bujumbura, Burundi (CNN) As
protests and sporadic violence continue to roil his country, Burundi's
President has pushed back the parliamentary and local council elections
by one week, to June 6, a presidential spokesman said Wednesday.
President
Pierre Nkurunziza is set to make a formal announcement about the delay
later Wednesday at the African nation's State House. Presidential
spokesman Willy Nyamitwe told CNN that Nkurunziza made the decision
after getting sadvice from Burundi's Electoral Commission and East
African leaders.
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