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Burundi votes but with opposition neutered

A woman casts her ballot during the Burundi legislative elections at Musama Primary School in Gitega on June 5, 2025. [AFP]

Burundians voted Thursday for a new parliament that was expected to cement the ruling party in power after key opposition figures were barred from running.

The impoverished, landlocked country in east Africa has seen decades of ethnic violence, civil war and authoritarian rule.

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