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| Burundi UN mediator Said Djinnit steps down | |
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| UN envoy Said Djinnit has stepped down as mediator in the Burundi crisis - a demand of those opposed to the president's third-term bid. | |
| Said Djinnit had been hosting talks between the governing party and those who do not want President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for re-election. | |
| His announcement has sparked weeks of protests in Burundi and a failed coup. | |
| The election was due in June but was put back to 15 July following pressure from regional leaders. | |
| Mr Djinnit was aware of the "positions expressed... on his role as facilitator by some Burundian parties", according to a UN statement. | |
| They had complained that the talks were not focusing on the root cause of the crisis, which they say is the third-term bid. | |
| But Mr Djinnit said that though the dialogue had not achieved agreement on the "candidature of President Nkurunziza", there had been "progress" in other areas. | |
| One of the leaders of the anti-third-term protests, Nininahazwe Pacifique, has welcomed the resignation saying that Mr Djinnit had "no choice". | |
| The president "should follow this beautiful example," he added. | |
| The presidential election was postponed by 18 days, which falls short of a call by regional leaders to delay the poll by at least six weeks. | |
| Though he is stepping down from his role as talks mediator, Mr Djinnit remains the UN's envoy to the Great Lakes region, a UN official says. |