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BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A leading Burundi opposition figure said on Thursday that parliamentary elections in May and the presidential vote in June should be delayed because of unrest, provided the vote was held before the president's current term ends on August 26.
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Protests have continued for almost two weeks against President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term, which opponents say is unconstitutional. A court ruled he can run. His spokesman dismissed calls for any delay in the vote.
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"It is needed," former rebel-turned-presidential hopeful Agathon Rwasa told Reuters when asked about a delay, echoing comments by some other opponents. “There is no security."
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