布隆迪選舉委員會建議推遲大選

Burundi's electoral commission has recommended pushing back national elections, after unrest sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term.

布隆迪的選舉委員會建議推遲舉行大選。 之前布隆迪總統恩庫侖齊扎決定尋求第三個任期，引起動亂。

The National Independent Election Commission said Monday it has proposed legislative polls to take place on June 26, followed by the presidential election on July 15 and a senatorial vote on July 24.

全國獨立選舉委員會星期一建議6月26日進行國民議會選舉，7月15日舉行總統選舉，7月24日舉行參議院選舉。

The presidential election originally was set for June 26, but there has been no campaigning in the wake of violent protests and a failed coup attempt last month in the capital, Bujumbura.

總統選舉原定6月26日舉行，但在發生暴力抗議和上個月發生未遂政變之後，候選人沒有展開競選活動。

Some opposition officials said the electoral commission lacks the legal authority to make any pronouncements because two of its five commissioners are believed to have fled the country.

一些反對派人士說，選舉委員會沒有法定權力來宣佈推遲大選，因爲該委員會的5名成員中已有兩人逃到國外。

More than 100,000 Burundians have fled the country since the protests began.

布隆迪爆發抗議示威以來已有10萬人出逃。

The president's supporters say he is eligible for a third term because he was elected by parliament, not voters, for his first five-year term in 2005. The constitutional court has ruled in favor of the president.

恩庫侖齊扎總統的支持者說，他尋求第三個任期是合法的，因爲他2005年第一次出任總統是由議會、而不是由選民選舉的。布隆迪憲法法院支持總統尋求連任。

But his critics say that by running for a third term, he is violating term limits in the constitution and the accords that ended Burundi's civil war.

但批評者說，恩庫侖齊扎的做法違法了憲法有關總統任期的規定和布隆迪內戰結束時簽署的阿魯巴協議。

The United States has called on Mr. Nkurunziza not to run for a third term, saying the decision could destabilize Burundi.

美國呼籲恩庫侖齊扎不要競選第三次連任，稱這樣做會破壞布隆迪穩定。