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Congressional Research Service (CSR) Insight Rwanda's August 4 Presidential Election

  • Writer: Gabrielle Bardall
    Gabrielle Bardall
  • Dec 14, 2020
  • 1 min read

The circumstances of Rwanda's August 4 presidential election highlight some of the policy challenges in approaching a country that arguably combines effective governance with political repression. President Paul Kagame, in office since 2000, is campaigning for a third term. A constitutional referendum in 2015 changed the presidential term from seven to five years but exempted the sitting President from the shortened term and from a two-term limit until 2024



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