Burundi election commission formed ahead of contested votes

By Clement Manirabarusha BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's independent electoral commission said on Saturday it had filled two vacant committee positions, despite a boycott of the process by opposition parties, paving the way for contested elections. The commission (CENI) is responsible for overseeing polls in a country where President Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a third term has sparked weeks of clashes between police and protesters and plunged Burundi into its worst crisis in a decade.