Evariste Ndayishimiye was declared winner of Burundi’s presidential election with 68.72 percent of the vote, the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) said.
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The opposition National Council for Liberty (CNL) has cried foul, with a spokesman on Friday calling the polls “a carefully prepared hold-up”.
The opposition party also alleged there had been incidents of proxy voting, people voting multiple times and the voting cards of absent voters being redistributed to ruling party electors.
Opposition leader Agaton Rwasa said electoral observers from his party were chased away from some polling stations.
Ruling party candidate, general Evariste Ndayishimiye has suggested voters not fear the coronavirus, saying “God loves Burundi and if there are people who have tested positive, it is so that God may manifest his power in Burundi.”
Ndayishimiye, 52, also heads the department of military affairs in the president’s office and has served as minister of interior and security.