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Rwandans Go to Polls to Elect President, Legislature
Rwandans Go to Polls to Elect President, Legislature
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Voters in Rwanda will go to the polls on Monday to elect a new president and members of the lower house of parliament. 15.07.2024, Sputnik Africa
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The main candidate for the presidency is long-standing incumbent Paul Kagame, who represents the ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front and is now running for a fourth term in office. Kagame will be challenged by two rivals: Frank Habineza from the liberal Democratic Green Party and independent presidential candidate Philippe Mpayimana.Under Rwanda's law, the president is elected for a term of five years and for no more than two consecutive terms. President Paul Kagame has held the eastern African country's top job since April 2000. A referendum was held in 2015 to "reset" his term and allow the 66-year-old to take office for a third time in a row, with the right to be elected two more times for a combined term that ends in 2034.
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Rwandans Go to Polls to Elect President, Legislature
10:15 15.07.2024 (Updated: 18:19 15.07.2024) MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Voters in Rwanda will go to the polls on Monday to elect a new president and members of the lower house of parliament.
The main candidate for the presidency is long-standing incumbent Paul Kagame, who represents the ruling
Rwandan Patriotic Front and is now running for a fourth term in office.
Kagame will be challenged by two rivals: Frank Habineza from the liberal Democratic Green Party and independent presidential candidate Philippe Mpayimana.
Under Rwanda's law, the president is elected for a term of five years and for no more than two consecutive terms.
President Paul Kagame has held the
eastern African country's top job since April 2000.
A referendum was held in 2015 to "reset" his term and allow the 66-year-old to take office for a third time in a row, with the right to be elected two more times for a combined term that ends in 2034.
