- Elections in Rwanda
Elections in Rwanda gives information on
election and election results inRwanda .Rwanda elects on national level a
head of state – apresident – and alegislature . 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.Latest elections
Past elections
Next elections
[http://www.rwasta.net/elections-rwanda/index.html Next elections in Rwanda will take place in September 2008]
ee also
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Electoral calendar
*Electoral system External links
* [http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/r/rwanda/ Adam Carr's Election Archive]
* [http://africanelections.tripod.com/rw.html African Elections Database]
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