Provisional election results show Rwanda’s Kagame cruising to victory, an outcome that was expected

Associated Press

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — President Paul Kagame has won 99% of the vote in provisional results from Rwanda’s presidential election, electoral authorities said, an outcome that was widely expected as the country’s long-time ruler aims to extend this three-decade grip on power. Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana — were collectively getting under 1% of the vote in provisional results accounting for 79% of all ballots cast. The result mirrored the outcome in 2017, when Kagame took nearly 99% of the vote. Final results are expected by July 27, although they could be announced sooner.