{"id":11903,"date":"2019-03-13T06:57:41","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T06:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=11903"},"modified":"2019-03-14T06:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-03-14T06:26:38","slug":"ceni-meets-different-actors-for-preparation-of-2020-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/ceni-meets-different-actors-for-preparation-of-2020-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"CENI meets different actors for preparation of 2020 elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has , this 12 March 2019, met different actors to talk about the preparation of the 2020 elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11913\" style=\"width: 567px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11913\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11913\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IIWACU-WEBTV-12MARS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"557\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IIWACU-WEBTV-12MARS.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IIWACU-WEBTV-12MARS-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IIWACU-WEBTV-12MARS-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/IIWACU-WEBTV-12MARS-600x345.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pierre Claver Kazihise: \u201cEveryone should take their responsibility to<br \/>prepare peaceful elections in 2020\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Pierre Claver Kazihise, CENI chairman, says the electoral period is a crucial period on which the whole country depends and elections show how far a country has come to political maturity in terms of democracy. \u201cThis is the reason why CENI has gathered different actors to discuss what should be done to prepare democratic and peaceful elections\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He says democracy and election are intertwined. \u201cYou cannot hold elections where there is no democracy, either you cannot pretend there is democracy where there are no free and fair elections\u201d, he says adding that there is democracy when there are human rights\u2019 respect and dialogue as well as when the government conforms to the rule of law.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kazihise says everyone should take their responsibility to prepare peaceful elections in 2020. \u201cAdministrative officials, women, youth, religious leaders \u2026have to preach that the electoral period is not a period of fight between different parties, instead it is a good time to choose leaders following the plans and projects they present to the electors\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He calls on politicians from different parties to teach their members especially young people about the importance of democracy and peaceful elections for their brighter future.<\/p>\n<p>CENI Chairman appeals to civil society organizations that would like to work together with the National Independent Electoral Commission during the 2020 elections to approach this commission so that they can plan how they will work.<\/p>\n<p>He says this is a launch of a sensitization campaign throughout the country to prepare peaceful elections in 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Independent Electoral Commission-CENI has , this 12 March 2019, met different actors to talk about the preparation of the 2020 elections. &nbsp; 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