A woman carrying a child behind her marks her ballot in a booth at a polling station in Kinama neighbourhood during a parliamentary election near Bujumbura, in Burundi June 29, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo Nunes dos Santos
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundians voted for a new parliament on Monday after a night of sporadic blasts and gunshots and weeks of violent protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza's attempt to win a third term in office.
Voting appeared slow in several districts for an election boycotted by the opposition and condemned by the international community as lacking the conditions to ensure it was fair.
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