Nkurunziza's pursuit of non-inclusive, non-consensual elections sparked the current crisis.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield: “Nkurunziza's pursuit of non-inclusive, non-consensual elections sparked the current crisis.”
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Thomas-Greenfield describes the electoral issues leading to Burundi's crisis.
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