Burundi: Stalemate in the National Assembly

Bujumbura — The activities are still blocked in the national assembly. Members of the parliament have again boycotted for the second consecutive day the activities of the extraordinary session that was called on by the head of state to analyse and endorse three draft laws.

Opposition members of the parliament refuse to enter the house and prefer to meet in small groups outside the national assembly. Opposition members of the parliament still demand the inclusion of the setup of the parliamentarian commission to look into the disagreements that appeared in the talks between the government of Burundi and PALIPEHUTU-FNL resulting in a blockage.

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