Burundian presidential election, 2005
- Burundian presidential election, 2005
The Republic of Burundi held an indirect presidential election on 19 August 2005. Members of the National Assembly and Senate chose the new president of the republic, who will serve term of five years. The sole candidate, Pierre Nkurunziza of the CNDD-FDD, was overwhelmingly endorsed as president by the parliament. Nkurunziza was sworn in on 26 August 2005.
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External links
* [http://www.angus-reid.com/tracker/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=6614 Angus Reid Consultants - Election Tracker]
* [http://burundi.news.free.fr/actualites/constitutionbu.html Constitution of Burundi] (In French)
* [http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?topic_id=1417&fuseaction=topics.item&news_id=137772 Burundi on the Eve of Elections - Wilson Center]
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