2017 Rwandan presidential election

2017 Rwandan presidential election

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Turnout	98.15%
Nominee Paul Kagame Philippe Mpayimana Party RPF Independent Popular vote 6,675,472 49,031 Percentage 98.79% 0.73%
Results by district Kagame:      >95%
President before election Paul Kagame RPF Elected President Paul Kagame RPF

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Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 4 August 2017. The incumbent President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, was re-elected to a third seven-year term,^[1] allegedly with 98.79% of the vote on a 98.15% turnout.