In March last year, Nkurunziza was named "eternal supreme guide" by his political party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD).
A Maris ɗin bara, an sanya wa Nkurunziza sunan "baban jagora na gabaɗaya" daga jam'iyyarsa, Hukumar ƙasa ta Kula da Dakarun Dimukuraɗiyya domin kare Dimukuraɗiyya (CNDD-FDD).