Burundi president wins controversial third term

July 25, 2015 00:25

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza was today declared the outright winner of controversial elections, handing him a third consecutive term at the helm of the central African nation despite opposition protests and international condemnation.

Nkurunziza won 69.41 percent of the vote in Tuesday's polls, handing him an immediate first-round victory, the election commission said.

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