Since April 2015, Burundi has been in a state of political crisis precipitated by the decision of President Pierre Nkurunziza to seek a new term as President. Opponents of his decision argued that the Arusha Agreement that ended the Burundi Civil War in 2000 prohibits anyone from serving as president more than two terms of 5 years each. The Arusha Agreement, it was envisaged would provide the basis for the future security and stability of Burundi. In fact, the agreement served the country well through the transitional period that ended in 2005. The post-transition government led by Nkurunziza has progressively eroded the Arusha compact leading to the current political crisis. Nkurunzinza’s insistence on standing for a troisième mandate as president capped the longlist of actions taken to erode the Arusha Agreement. Meanwhile, the guarantors of the agreement appeared helpless to protect its sanctity. Nkurunziza’s re-election as president in July 2015 created a fait accompli thus rendering the continued reference to the Arusha Agreement to sound very hollow.

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《阿鲁沙和平与和解协议》（2000年）和布隆迪当前的政治危机

自2015年4月以来，布隆迪一直处在政治危机之中，这是由总统皮埃尔·恩库伦齐扎（Pierre Nkurunziza）决定换届新总统而引发的。他的决定的反对者认为，结束了2000年布隆迪内战的《阿鲁沙协定》禁止任何人担任总统，任期均超过两届，每届任期5年。设想的《阿鲁沙协定》将为布隆迪未来的安全与稳定奠定基础。实际上，该协议在2005年结束的过渡期内为该国提供了良好的服务。由恩库伦齐扎（Nkurunziza）领导的过渡后政府逐步侵蚀了阿鲁沙契约，导致了当前的政治危机。恩库伦津扎总统坚持要坚持三等奖，这是为侵蚀《阿鲁沙协定》而采取的行动的最后清单。同时，该协议的担保人似乎无助于保护其神圣性。恩库伦齐扎连任为2015年7月创建了总统一个既成事实从而呈现继续参照阿鲁沙协议听起来很空洞。