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Rwanda’s National Electoral Commission has released the provisional database of candidates for the forthcoming statesmanlike and parliamentary elections successful Rwanda, slated for Sunday, July 14, to Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
In a connection communicated successful Kinyarwanda, English, and French, made nationalist by the committee connected Thursday, June 6, 2024, the electoral assemblage stated,“The provisional database of approved candidates has been published arsenic follows: 3 candidates for the presumption of President of the Republic of Rwanda; six provisional lists from six governmental parties for the presumption of members of parliament; 1 autarkic parliamentary candidate; 1 100 and eighty-one women parliamentary candidates; twenty-three younker parliamentary candidates, and 7 parliamentary candidates representing persons with disabilities.”
Rwanda’s NEC further stated that the electoral assemblage received and examined candidates arsenic follows: for the presumption of President of the Republic of Rwanda, 2 candidates were nominated by governmental parties and 7 were autarkic candidates.
For the positions of Members of Parliament, determination were 3 100 and ninety-two parliamentary candidates nominated by governmental parties, twenty-seven autarkic candidates, 2 100 women parliamentary candidates, thirty-four younker parliamentary candidates, and thirteen parliamentary candidates representing persons with disabilities.
Ms. Oda Gasinzigwa, the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, is quoted arsenic saying, “The level of information successful submitting campaigner applications demonstrates the important strides Rwanda has made successful its antiauthoritarian process. Young radical are showing that not lone are they acceptable to ballot for the archetypal time, but they privation to enactment themselves guardant for predetermination and instrumentality connected enactment positions. They are acceptable to play their portion successful helping america to proceed our improvement journey.”
It was besides stated that the last database of approved candidates volition beryllium announced connected Friday, the 14th of June 2024, and the authoritative commencement of the electoral campaigns volition statesman connected Saturday, the 22nd of June 2024.
The provisional database of candidates for the 2024 statesmanlike and parliamentary elections was besides announced by the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission, Ms. Oda Gasinzigwa, connected Thursday and broadcast connected Rwanda Broadcasting Authority comprising Radio Rwanda and RTV respectively.
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