Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has issued a decree to delay the presidential election to July 15 from June 26, after six weeks of protests triggered by his bid for a third term, Reuters reported. The president points to a ruling by the constitutional court that found his first term did not count because he was picked by lawmakers and not elected by a popular vote. "He has published the decree," spokesman Gervais Abayeho said, adding that it was issued on Tuesday night based on revisions proposed by the electoral commission. A parliamentary vote, already delayed once, was now set for June 29, about a month later than initially planned, he said. Abayeho said this week that any debate about his re-election bid was now "closed".
