Kagame, his two rivals officially kick off campaigns for July 15 polls
Saturday June 22 2024
Rwanda presidential candidate Paul Kagame campaigns in Ngororero, Rwanda on July 18, 2017. PHOTO | POOL
The three candidates in the race for Rwanda’s presidency have started their campaigns, as momentum picks up for the on July 15 elections.
The approved candidates who will be on the ballot are Paul Kagame of the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party and independent candidate Phillippe Mpayimana.
None of the trio is new to this contest. The two Kagame opponents have run – and lost – against him before.
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