Английская Википедия:2024 Rwandan general election

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Шаблон:Politics of Rwanda

General elections are due to be held in Rwanda on 15–16 July 2024 to elect the president and members of the Chamber of Deputies.[1][2]

Background

A referendum in 2015 approved constitutional amendments that allow incumbent President Paul Kagame 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.[3]

In 2022 Kagame told a French television channel that he intends to run for president again in the 2024 election, despite having already served three terms in office.[4]

Electoral system

The President of Rwanda is elected in one round of voting by plurality.[5]

The 80-seat Chamber of Deputies is elected by two methods: 53 seats are directly elected by closed list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 5%; seats are allocated using the largest remainder method.[6] The remaining 27 seats are indirectly elected by local and national councils, including 24 reserved for women (six from Eastern, Southern, and Western provinces, 4 from Northern Province and 2 from Kigali),[6] two for representatives of youth and one for representatives of handicapped.[7]

Presidential candidates

Kagame announced his bid for a historic fourth term on 20 September 2023 in an interview with the pan-African Jeune Afrique 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."[8] Member parties of Rwanda's ruling government coalition, the Rwandan Patriotic Front endorsed Kagame's campaign including the Ideal Democratic Party, the Democratic Union of the Rwandan People, the Prosperity and Solidarity Party, and the Rwandan Socialist Party.[9]

2017 presidential candidate Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda has also indicated he will run again in 2024.[10]

Political activist Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said that her United Democratic Forces party would challenge Kagame if registered in time.[11] She said in 2023 that while recognizing Kagame's achievements while President, his greatest achievement would be stepping aside to let a peaceful transfer of power take place.[12]

References

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