Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame is about to increase his 24-year rule for an additional 5 years with a landslide victory, with most votes being counted from Monday’s election.
Partial outcomes launched by the Election Fee present that he has obtained 99.15% of the votes to date, and about 79% of the votes have been counted.
The 66-year-old as soon as once more confronted no significant opposition, with main figures banned. His two opponents obtained lower than 1% of the vote.
Mr Kagame thanked Rwandans for his or her belief in him in a speech delivered on the Rwandan Patriotic Entrance (RPF) occasion headquarters.
“These are usually not simply numbers, even when it’s 100%, these are usually not simply numbers. [They] Present belief, that is a very powerful factor,” Mr Kagame stated.
His opponents – environmentalist Frank Habineza and journalist and writer Philippe Mpayimana – obtained 0.53% and 0.32% of the vote respectively.
Full provisional outcomes will likely be introduced on July 20 and closing outcomes on July 27.
The outcomes are usually not stunning.
They mirror the outcomes of the 2017 election, when the identical candidates ran – Mr Kagame received with 98.8% of the vote.
At the least three contestants had been disqualified, together with Diane Rwigara, an outspoken critic Mr Kagame’s.
The election fee stated 98% of greater than 9.5 million eligible voters took half within the election.
They vote for a president and 53 legislators.
Elections for 27 particular seats for ladies, younger folks and individuals with disabilities will likely be held on Tuesday.
Mr Kagame has been Rwanda’s de facto chief because the finish of the genocide in 1994 and president since 2000.
Human rights teams accuse him of proscribing freedoms since taking workplace, whereas his supporters say he has presided over financial progress and helped finish racial divisions.
