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Burundi party to decide at weekend if president runs again

Bujumbura: Burundi's ruling CNDD-FDD will hold a party congress this weekend to decide whether President Pierre Nkurunziza will seek a third five-year term, a move that the opposition and diplomats worry could trigger fresh unrest in the African nation.

"It will be on Saturday," CNDD-FDD party president Pascal Nyabenda told Reuters in a short phone message when asked about the date for the congress. He also confirmed the party would vote that day on whether Nkurunziza will be the candidate.

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