Burundi slow to cast verdict on Pierre Nkurunziza in vote-turned-referendum, The Guardian (2010)
Voter turnout has been low in the presidential election as the opposition are boycotting the vote in protest of alleged irregularities in May municipal elections. The vote has turned into a referendum on the presidency of the only remaining candidate, sitting president Pierre Nkurunziza.
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