2017 Rwandan presidential election
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Presidential elections will be held in Rwanda in 2017.
Background
A referendum in 2015 approved constitutional amendments that allow incumbent President Paul Kagame to run for a third term in office in 2017, as well as shortening presidential terms from seven to five years, although the latter change would not come into effect until 2024.[1]
Electoral system
The President of Rwanda is elected in one round of voting by plurality.[2]
Candidates
Kagame announced that he would run for a third term in a televised address to mark the start of 2016, saying "You requested me to lead the country again after 2017. Given the importance and consideration you attach to this, I can only accept. But I don't think that what we need is an eternal leader."[3]
References
- ^ Paul Kagame's third term: Rwanda referendum on 18 December BBC News, 9 December 2015
- ^ Rwanda IFES
- ^ Rwanda's Paul Kagame to run for third presidential term BBC News, 1 January 2016
