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2024 Rwandan general election

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Therefore, while recognising with gratitude the achievements that he has made over the past three decades, Kagame's greatest achievement yet would be to step away from power at the end of his term in 2024. In so doing, Kagame will have paved the way for better leadership in Rwanda and opened the door
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Campaigning was held from 22 June to 12 July. Kagame pledged to continue his policies upon reelection. Habineza criticised censorship and arbitrary detentions under Kagame, and pledged to increase access to water and expand mechanised farming. Mpayimana pledged to reform the mining sector to benefit
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party would challenge Kagame if it was officially recognised by the government. She claimed that there were delays despite her party having the necessary amount of registered members. She said in 2023 that while recognising Kagame's achievements while President, his greatest achievement would be
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magazine, saying "I am happy with the confidence that the Rwandans have shown in me. I will always serve them, as much when I can. Yes, I am indeed a candidate." Kagame's campaign was endorsed by member parties of Rwanda's ruling government coalition, the
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on 14 July. Polling on election day opened at 07:00 and lasted until 15:00, while voting for indirectly elected seats was held on 16 July. Provisional results are expected by 20 July, while the final result is expected on 27 July.
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of the People Salvation Movement, were rejected. The final list of candidates for the presidential and parliamentary election was released on 14 June. The only three presidential candidates allowed to run were the same as from
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The only other candidate so far in the presidential race is lawmaker Frank Habineza of the Green Democratic party. He said he was not surprised by Kagame's announcement and would continue to fight for democracy.
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to run for a third term in office in 2017, as well as shortening presidential terms from seven to five years, although the latter change would not come into effect until 2024. In 2022 Kagame told
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small-scale miners and expand access to loans for university students, and said that his campaign was also aimed at promoting "political maturity" in the country.
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stepping aside to let a peaceful transfer of power take place. However, Ingabire had been convicted in 2010 for threatening state security and downplaying the
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I am happy with the confidence that the Rwandans have shown in me. I will always serve them, as much when I can. Yes, I am indeed a candidate.
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criticised the censorship of opposition in the race as having "a chilling effect and limits the space for debate for people of Rwanda".
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that he intended to run for president again in the 2024 election, despite having already served three terms in office.
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In an election that was criticised as unfair for its barring of serious opposition candidates, incumbent President
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Around 9.5 million people were registered to vote. Advance voting for overseas Rwandans was held in the country's
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Kagame announced his bid for a fourth term on 20 September 2023 in an interview with the pan-African
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in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5%; seats are allocated using the
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victims were included in an official memorial. She was thus barred from running on 13 March 2024.
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On 7 June the Rwandan electoral commission confirmed Paul Kagame, Frank Habineza and
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considered the elections in Rwanda neither free nor fair, citing reports of
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says that Kagame's government arrested and threatened political opponents.
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Kagame thanked voters over the result in a speech at RPF headquarters in
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approved constitutional amendments that would allow incumbent President
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to future generations of Rwandans aspiring to become leaders in Rwanda.
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also indicated he would run again in 2024. He had previously run in
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This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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wrote that the election was "widely criticised as unfair", while
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described the election as a "re-run of the non-contest in 2017."
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27 seats indirectly elected by local and national councils
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On 23 June, at an electoral rally attended by Kagame in
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One for representatives of people with disabilities.
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Index

2017


Paul Kagame
Frank Habineza
RPF
Democratic Green
President
Paul Kagame
RPF
President
Paul Kagame
RPF
2018
RPF coalition
Paul Kagame
PL
Donatille Mukabalisa
PSD
Vincent Biruta
PDI
Mussa Fazil Harerimana
Democratic Green
Frank Habineza
PS-Imberakuri
Christine Mukabunani
Politics of Rwanda

Constitution
Human rights

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