Burundi: President Évariste Ndayishimiye candidate for his own re-election

Burundi's President Évariste Ndayishimiye has been designated as the candidate of his party, the CNFDD-FDD, for the upcoming presidential election next year. At 57 years old, Ndayishimiye has been in power since 2020, following the death of Pierre Nkurunziza. The ruling party announced that the president would seek a seven-year mandate, although no specific date for the election has been set.