Elections in Rwanda

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Elections in Rwanda gives information on election and election results in Rwanda.

Rwanda elects on national level a head of state – a president – and a legislature. The President of Rwanda is elected for a seven-year term by the people.

The Parliament (Inteko Ishinga Amategeko or Parlement) has two chambers. The Chamber of Deputies (Umutwe w'Abadepite/Chambre des Députés) has 80 members, 53 of them elected for a five-year term by proportional representation with a 5 % burden, 24 (female members) elected by provincial councils, 2 by the National Youth Council and 1 by the Federation of the Associations of the Disabled. The Senate (Umutwe wa Sena or Sénat) has 26 members elected or appointed for an eight-year term: 12 elected by provincial and sectoral councils, 8 appointed by the president to ensure the representation of historically marginalized communities, 4 by the Forum of political formations and 2 elected by the staff of the universities. Additional former presidents can request to be member of the senate.

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Main article: Rwandan presidential election, 2003

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Summary of the 25 August 2003 Rwandan presidential **election results**
Candidates - Parties	Votes	%
Paul Kagame - Rwandese Patriotic Front (Front patriotique rwandais)	3,544,777	95.1
Faustin Twagiramungu	134,865	3.6
Jean-Népomuscène Nayinzira	49,634	1.3
Total valid votes	3,729,276	100.0
Invalid/Blank votes	83,291
Total votes (turnout 96.6%)	3,812,567
Registered voters	3,948,749
Source: National Electoral Commission of Rwanda

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Summary of the 30 September 2003 Chamber of Deputies of Rwanda **election results**
Parties		Votes	%	Seats
Coalition	Rwandese Patriotic Front (Front patriotique rwandais)	2,774,661	73.8	33
	Christian Democratic Party (Parti démocratique chrêtien)			3
	Islamic Democratic Party (Parti démocratique islamique)			2
	Rwandese Socialist Party (Parti socialiste rwandais)			1
	Democratic Union of the Rwandese People (Union démocratique du People rwandais)			1
Social Democratic Party (Parti social démocrate)		462,254	12.3	7
Liberal Party (Parti libéral)		396,978	10.6	6
Party for Progress and Concord (Parti pour le Progrès et la Concorde)		83,563	2.2	-
Total (turnout 96.5 %)		3,760,602	100.0	53
Source: African Elections