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General elections were held in Rwanda on 15 July 2024 to elect the president and members of the Chamber of Deputies. [1] [2]In an election that was criticised as unfair for its barring of serious opposition candidates, [3] [4] incumbent President Paul Kagame, in office since 2000, was elected to a fourth term (allegedly with over 99% of the vote and a 98.2% turnout) and was inaugurated on 11 ...
30 July – Angolan President João Lourenço announces that the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a ceasefire following Angola-mediated talks. [8] However, the ceasefire collapses before it formally begins on 4 August amid advances by M23 rebels in the DRC.
The president of Rwanda is the head of state and head of executive [2] of the Republic of Rwanda. The president is elected every seven years by popular vote, [3] and appoints the prime minister and all other members of Cabinet. [4] A total of four people have served in the office. The incumbent president is Paul Kagame, who took office on 22 ...
Rwandans voted Monday in a presidential election that is expected to extend the rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since the end of the country's genocide in 1994. The authoritarian ...
KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has been re-elected with 99.18% of the vote, the National Electoral Commission said on Thursday, extending his near quarter-century in office. The ...
In the 2024 presidential election, Kagame faced two challengers : Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green party of Rwanda and an independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana. [7] Both candaidates received less than 1% of the vote collectively. The election saw a high voter turnout, with 98% of the approximatively 9 million eligible voters participating
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