A woman casts her ballot on May 24, 2010 at a polling station in the capital Bujumbura. Local polls kicked off on May 24 in Burundi, the first phase of an electoral marathon set to put the small, war-scarred African nation's peace deal and democratic credentials to the test. Polling stations opened at 6:00 am (0400 GMT), with some 3.5 million voters called to pick local councillors in a ballot seen a key test for presidential and legislative elections due in June and July respectively.
{"Image ImageDescription": "A woman casts her ballot on May 24, 2010 at a polling station in the capital Bujumbura. Local polls kicked off on May 24 in Burundi, the first phase of an electoral marathon set to put the small, war-scarred African nation's peace deal and democratic credentials to the test. Polling stations opened at 6:00 am (0400 GMT), with some 3.5 million voters called to pick local councillors in a ballot seen a key test for presidential and legislative elections due in June and July respectively.     AFP PHOTO/ESDRAS NDIKUMANA (Photo credit should read Esdras Ndikumana/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2010 AFP"}