Legal Loopholes and the Politics of Executive Term Limits: Insights from Burundi
The nomination of incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza to stand again for president in the 2015 national elections triggered a political and security crisis in Burundi. A crucial element in the controversy around his third term was the legality of his candidacy. This paper analyses how domestic and internati...
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| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Africa Spectrum |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/afsp/article/view/976 |