Urgent: Amendments to constitution of Burundi approved: electoral commission

BUJUMBURA, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Burundian National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) on Monday evening said amendments to the constitution has been approved by a vote of 73.26 percent in a referendum.

Those who rejected the draft constitution accounted for 19.34 percent; the turnout was 96.24 percent, the CENI said. Enditem