Referendum in Burundi: ruling party confident ahead of vote Burundi's CNDD FDD ruling party wound up its final campaign ahead of this week's referendum on constitutional change in the capital, Bujumbura. There are several days to go before the vote on 17 May, but the 'YES' campaign are already celebrating victory. If the amendment to the constitution is approved, President Pierre Nkurunziza would be entitled to stand for two more seven-year terms from 2020. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES