Rwanda President Kagame and opposition leader Habineza vote in country's election

Описание: (15 Jul 2024)
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Kigali, Rwanda - 15 July 2024
1. Various of Rwandan president and Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) flag bearer Paul Kagame and his wife (00:41) at a polling station voting
2. Various of opposition Green Party presidential aspirant Frank Habineza and his wife at a polling station voting
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Frank Habineza, Green Party Leader:
"Well, my expectation as I mentioned last week that I am hoping to get at least 55% of the vote for president and at least ten times more MPs, we had two MPs last time so we are hoping to have at least 20 MPs this time.”
4. Various of people queuing to vote
5. Various of patients voting at a polling room in hospital
6. Various of people on queue waiting to vote
7. Various of people casting ballots
STORYLINE:
Rwandans are voting Monday in a presidential election that is expected to extend the long rule of President Paul Kagame, who has held power since 1994.

Some voters in the capital Kigali arrived as early as 5 a.m. and waited for polls to open.

There were long lines at some polling stations.

Election authorities say 9.5 million Rwandans are registered to vote in the population of 14 million.

Provisional results are expected later on Monday.

The outcome will almost certainly be in favour of Kagame, an authoritarian leader who is running virtually unopposed.

His opponents are Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana, both of whom struggled to attract supporters during campaigns.

Kagame faced the same opponents in 2017 when he took nearly 99% of the vote.

Habineza told the AP Monday that his party had improved and he was hoping they would get at least 55% of the vote for president and at least ten times more MPs.

"We had two MPs last time so we are hoping to have at least 20 MPs this time," he said as he left the polling station.

AP Video shot by Allan Atulinda and Jackson Njehia

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