US EditionProvisional election results show Rwanda's Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected
- President Paul Kagame won Rwanda's presidential election with 99% of the vote, based on preliminary results released Monday.
- Kagame, facing two candidates, secured a landslide victory in the election.
- Kagame's victory was attributed to his strict governance and suppression of dissent, critics noted.
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Rwanda's Kagame poised for 4th term with 99% votes in presidential elections
Democratic Green Party candidate Frank Habineza could only muster 0.53 percent and independent Philippe Mpayimana 0.32 percent, according to the results issued with 79 percent of ballots counted. In an address from the headquarters of his ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), the 66-year-old thanked Rwandans for giving him another five years in office
After counting almost 80 percent of the votes, a dream result is in the offing for the incumbent.
Incumbent Kagame won the presidential election in Rwanda.
In Ruanda bleibt Präsident Kagame an der Macht. Nach Auszählung fast aller Stimmen kommt er auf mehr als 99 Prozent. Menschenrechtsorganisationen kritisieren die Verfolgung Oppositioneller im Land.
Kagame ahead in Rwanda's presidential election with over 99 percent of polls
President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power.
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