Provisional results: Kagame in the lead as RPF retains majority in parliament #rwanda #RwOT

His closest rival, Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, managed only 0.50 per cent of the vote, and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana trailed with 0.32 per cent.

While releasing the results on Thursday, July 18, NEC Chairperson Oda Gasinzigwa said that RPF and its coalition allies secured majority votes (68.83 per cent) in the July 15 parliamentary general elections.

The Liberal Party (PL) secured 8.66 per cent of the votes, the Social Democratic Party (PSD) got 8.62 per cent while the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda got 4.56 per cent of the total votes.

The Ideal Democratic Party (PDI) and PS-Imberakuri secured 4.61 per cent 4.51 per cent respectively.

Janvier Nsengimana, the only contestant who ran as an independent got only 0.21 per cent of the total votes.

The national constitution specifies that a candidate or political party which fails to get at least 5 per cent of the vote is not eligible to get a seat in the Chamber of Deputies.

The National Electoral Commission (NEC) has released provisional results of the Presidential and Parliamentary elections held early this week with President-elect Paul Kagame leading the race with an overwhelming 99.18 per cent of the vote.

President-elect Paul Kagame is leading the race with an overwhelming 99.18 per cent of the vote.

Sam K Nkurunziza

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