Burundi’s Ndayishimiye submits presidential candidacy
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Iwacu
Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye, the Cndd-Fdd candidate, submitted his application for the 3 May 2027 presidential election to the electoral commission on 13 November. He praised a calm climate, according to Iwacu.
Évariste Ndayishimiye, president of Burundi and the Cndd-Fdd candidate for the presidential election, submitted his application on Friday 13 November to the Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) for the 3 May 2027 election, Iwacu reports. In his message, the head of state presented his candidacy as a step that, in his view, reflects democratic progress in the country.
The submission comes during the period set for registering candidates for Burundi’s presidential election, scheduled from 13 to 22 November. Eleven parties had previously announced their support for Évariste Ndayishimiye for the 2027 election, according to Iwacu.
The candidacy comes after the publication of the electoral calendar, which sets the presidential election for 3 May 2027. The period for submitting candidacies opened on 13 November, while eleven parties have supported Ndayishimiye since 9 November.
