BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundi's ruling party failed on Friday to win parliamentary approval for constitutional changes, which critics say would undermine a delicate ethnic power-sharing deal, after its junior coalition partner boycotted the vote.
Proposed constitutional amendments have stirred the worst political crisis in the east African country since a 12-year civil war ended in 2005, and raised fears of new turmoil.
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