Nkurunziza to step down as Burundi president after 15 years in power

About five million Burundians are expected to go to the polls on Wednesday to elect a new president, members of parliament and municipal councillors.
Incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping down after 15 years in power. Seven candidates are competing to take his place, with two frontrunners.
But the lead-up to the polls has been marred with violence as Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports.

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