Paul Kagame: National hero of Rwanda and controversial leader

Rwandan Patriotic Front leads legislative elections with more than 62% of votes

ByThe Mwebantu Team

Partial results of the legislative elections in Rwanda place the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) in the lead with more than 62% of the vote.

Rwanda’s electoral commission has announced that the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) has dominated the parliamentary elections with at least 62% of the vote. These partial results follow President Paul Kagame’s landslide victory in the presidential election, where he won more than 99% of the vote.

With a large majority presidential coalition, Kagame appears poised to lead parliament as well. The RPF’s allies, the Liberal Party and the Social Democratic Party, won 11 percent and 9 percent of the vote, respectively. This strengthened coalition allows the RPF to maintain tight control over national policies and continue the reforms undertaken under Kagame’s leadership.

In addition, two non-coalition parties, the Imberakuri PS and Frank Habineza’s Democratic Green Party, won just over 5% of the vote, allowing them to secure seats in Parliament. Frank Habineza, the unsuccessful presidential candidate, expressed satisfaction with his party’s parliamentary representation despite the disappointing results of the presidential election.

The Mwebantu Team
The Mwebantu Team

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