The candidate of the party in power in Burundi, Evariste Ndayishimiye, has been declared winner of the presidential election of 20 may, by obtaining 68,72 % of the vote, according to the official figures announced Monday at the television by the independent national electoral Commission (Céni).

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The general Ndayishimiye, 52-year-old, who succeeded president Pierre Nkurunziza, precedes largely the main opposition candidate, Agathon Rwasa, president of the national Council for freedom (CNL), which brings together 24,19 % of the vote. It was already in advance called these results ” fanciful “.