No new dates have been set for the exercise upended by weeks of political turmoil and an abortive coup triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s determination to go for an unconstitutional third term.

Last weekend East African leaders joined the African Union and Burundi’s donor partners in calling for a delay in elections.

It’s been left to the country’s electoral commission to name the new date for parliamentary and presidential polls.

Presidential spokesman Willy Nyamitwe says the new dates will take into account the recommendations of regional leaders and the requirements of the constitution.

President Pierre Nkurunziza’s acknowledgement that it’s impossible to hold free and fair elections amid the unrest, is unlikely to stop the protests against his seeking another mandate.

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