BREAKING: Paul Kagame secures 99% votes, wins fourth term as Rwanda president

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BREAKING: Paul Kagame secures 99% votes, wins fourth term as Rwanda president

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July 16, 2024

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President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office.

Only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted, according to the country’s electoral commission.

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Authorities said 9.5 million Rwandans registered to vote. The country has a population of 14 million.

Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana — each received less than one percent in the provisional results.

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