Chamber of Deputies (Rwanda)

Chamber of Deputies

*Umutwe w'Abadepite*
*Chambre des Députés*
Chamber of Deputies ; Umutwe w'Abadepite; Chambre des Députés
Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Rwanda
Leadership
Speaker	Gertrude Kazarwa, Liberal Party ; since 14 August 2024
Structure
Seats	80
Political groups	RPF Coalition (41) Rwandan Patriotic Front (37); Centrist Democratic Party (1); Ideal Democratic Party (1); Party for Progress and Concord (1); Rwandan Socialist Party (1); Opposition (13) Social Democratic Party (5); Social Party Imberakuri (2); Liberal Party (4); Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (2); Others (27) Indirectly elected members (27);
Elections
Voting system	Closed party list (53 seats) and indirect election (27 seats)
Last election	15 July 2024
Meeting place
	Kigali
Website
	www.parliament.gov.rw

The Chamber of Deputies (Kinyarwanda: Umutwe w'Abadepite; French: Chambre des Députés) is the lower house of the bicameral national legislature of Rwanda. It was created under the new Constitution adopted by referendum in 2003.^[1]

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Chamber of Deputies Umutwe w'Abadepite Chambre des Députés

Type
Type	Lower House of the Parliament of Rwanda
Leadership
Speaker	Gertrude Kazarwa, Liberal Party since 14 August 2024
Structure
Seats	80

Political groups	RPF Coalition (41) Rwandan Patriotic Front (37) Centrist Democratic Party (1) Ideal Democratic Party (1) Party for Progress and Concord (1) Rwandan Socialist Party (1) Opposition (13) Social Democratic Party (5) Social Party Imberakuri (2) Liberal Party (4) Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (2) Others (27) Indirectly elected members (27)
Elections
Voting system	Closed party list (53 seats) and indirect election (27 seats)
Last election	15 July 2024
Meeting place

Kigali
Website
www.parliament.gov.rw