Ndayishimiye, who won the May 20 presidential poll, had been expected to take over the presidency from Nkurunziza in August when Nkurunziza's term ends. An extraordinary meeting of the council of ministers on Thursday decided to turn to the Constitutional Court to decide on the vacancy according to the Constitution. "The Constitutional Court has noticed the vacancy. The referral is regular and competent," said president of the Constitutional Court Charles Ndagijimana in Bujumbura, commercial capital of Burundi. Ndayishimiye will serve a seven-year term in office and can renew the term once.

Source: Daily Nation June 13, 2020 05:30 UTC