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Rwanda to hold presidential election in July 2024

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FILE - Incumbent Rwandan President Paul Kagame casts his vote in Kigali, on Aug. 4, 2017. Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary polls on July 15 next year, the election commission said on Dec. 12, 2023. [VOA]

Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary polls on July 15 next year, the election commission said Tuesday, with President Paul Kagame due to run for a fourth term in office.

"Throughout the country, the polling date for the president of the Republic and 53 deputies elected from a list proposed by political organizations or for independent candidates is Monday, 15 July 2024," the National Electoral Commission said on X, formerly Twitter.

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