Burundi: Ex-Rebel Group Wins Absolute Majority in Communal Poll

Burundi's former main rebel group, the Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie-Forces nationales pour la défense de la démocratie (CNDD-FDD), won 55.3 percent of seats in communal elections held in the country on 3 June, according to provisional results announced last Thursday. Political parties have four days to lodge official complaints to the electoral commission and final results are expected on 19 June.