The parliamentary elections in Rwanda were held from September 16 to 18, 2013, and members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected at them [1] .
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| Legislative Election in Rwanda | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Election in Rwanda | |||
| September 16-18, 2013 | |||
| Election result | victory of the ruling party | ||
The ruling Rwandan Patriotic Front won the election with 76% of the vote. The Rwandan patriotic front consists of a coalition with the Democratic Party, the Socialist Party, the Party of Progress and Concord and the Centrist Democratic Party.
The coalitions are opposed by the Liberal Party, the Social Democratic Party and the Imberacuri Social Party. Of the 80 members of parliament, 53 are directly elected. The remaining 27 seats are reserved for quotas for women, youth, and people with disabilities, whose representatives will be identified in district and national councils on September 17 and 18. About 6 million Rwandans from a 10 million population have a right to vote [2] .
Results
| The consignment | Number of votes | % | Number of places | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rwandan coalition patriotic front | Rwandan patriotic front | 76.22 | 37 | +1 | |
| MPC | one | 0 | |||
| IDA | one | 0 | |||
| PPK | one | 0 | |||
| PSR | one | 0 | |||
| Social Democratic Party of Rwanda | 03/13 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Liberal Party of Rwanda | 9.29 | five | +1 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | |||
| Indirectly elected deputies | - | - | 27 | - | |
| Total | 5,881,874 | 100 | 80 | 0 | |
| Voter / Turnout | 5,953,531 | 98.80 | - | - | |
| Source: IPU | |||||
Women got 51 out of 80 seats in parliament [3] .
Notes
- ↑ Rwanda: MPs' Nomination Scheduled for July
- ↑ The Rwandan Patriotic Front won parliamentary elections with a score of 76% (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 20, 2013. Archived October 1, 2017.
- ↑ ITAR-TASS: In Rwanda, women accounted for almost 64% of the Chamber of Deputies in parliamentary elections (inaccessible link)