Electoral officials hold up ballot boxes to show they are empty before voters cast their votes in the presidential election, in Giheta, Gitega province, Burundi Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A crucial election has begun in the East African nation of Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza is stepping aside after a divisive 15-year rule but will remain "paramount leader" in the country that continues to reject outside scrutiny. (AP Photo/Berthier Mugiraneza)