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President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend his three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana — collectively received under 1% of the vote in provisional results, which accounted for 79% of all ballots cast.
He has been condemned by many as a violent authoritarian but praised by others for presiding over impressive growth in the three decades since the genocide. Kagame is among African leaders who have prolonged their rule by pursuing changes to term limits. In 2015, Rwandans in a referendum voted to lift a two-term limit. Now Kagame could stay in power until 2034. On Saturday he told journalists that his mandate comes from the people.
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