Burundi is struggling to resolve the vacuum left within its presidency after the death of president Pierre Nkurunziza on June 8.
The country’s cabinet is now seeking constitutional interpretation on how to handle the crisis.
Nkurunziza was due to handover power to newly elected president, Evariste Ndayishimiye in August before his death.
Since his death there hasn’t been much clarity over who occupies the presidency until August when Ndayishimiye takes over.
On Thursday the First Vice-President, Gaston Sindimwo, chaired an extraordinary Council of Ministers – cabinet – meeting on the matter.
The cabinet agreed to refer the issue to the constitutional court to resolve, according to Sindimwo’s office.
His office tweeted that the cabinet “agrees on the referral to be addressed to the Constitutional Court to declare the vacancy of the post of President of the Republic.”
#Burundi Le Premier Vice-Président de la République, S.E. @Sindimwo_G préside le Conseil des Ministres qui se met d’accord sur la saisine à adresser à la Cour Constitutionnelle pour constater la vacance du poste de Président de la République suite au décès de S.E. @pnkurunziza. pic.twitter.com/hchHS3DZZu
— Burundi |Première VP (@Burundi1VP) June 11, 2020
The cabinet is hoping declaring a vacancy will make way for the appointment of a replacement for Nkurunziza until Ndayishimiye takes over.
Source: Africafeeds.com
