President Kagame takes lead with 7million votes in partial results

By eastafrican gazette

The on going vote tallying in the Rwanda’s presidential election, indicates that the incumbet President of Rwanda Paul Kagame is in an early lead.

With more than 7 million votes counted so far, Kagame has garnered an impressive 99.15%, followed by Frank Habineza of Democratic Green Party (DGP), with 0.53%, while the independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana trails with 0.32 per cent.

Kagame is at the forefront of the RPF-Inkotanyi coalition.

Out of the tallied votes, Kagame garnered 7,099,810, votes Habineza (38,301) votes, while Mpayimana got (22,753) votes.

Although the official results will not be announced until July 27, the current statistics indicate that Kagame’s win is highly likely.

If these numbers hold true, Kagame will be granted another consecutive term of office, solidifying his role as the prominent political figure in Rwanda.

On July 15, 2024, the National Electoral Commission (NEC) announced a remarkable 98 percent voter turnout, highlighting the importance of the election to the people of Rwanda.

Oda Gasinzigwa, the Chairperson of the commission, stated that the electoral procedure took place in a secure and open environment for Rwandans residing overseas as well as those within the country.

“As of now, the votes that have been tallied in the elections of the president of the Republic are 78.94 per cent and these are the partial results,” she said.

Provisional results breakdown

Northern Pronvice

According to the New Times Rwanda a Government online publication, as of Monday, 1,151,970 votes were tallied in the Northern Province, out of the 1,480,558 registered voters.

Kagame got 99,65 per cent of the votes in Northern Province. Habineza got 0.27 per cent, while Mpayimana got 0.08 per cent of the votes.

Eastern Province

In Eastern Province, 1,766,799 votes were tallied, out of 2,246,371 registered voters.

Kagame garnered 99.3 per cent of the votes in the province. Habineza came second with 0.66 per cent and Mpayimana got 0.05 per cent.

Western Province

In Western Province, 1,607,932 votes were tallied on Monday out of 2,038,931 registered voters.

Kagame got 99.6 per cent of the votes. Mpayimana got 0.29 per cent while Habineza got 0.11 per cent.

Southern Province

In Southern Province, 1,615,265 votes were tallied on Monday, out of 2,055,930 registered voters.

Kagame garnered 98.6 per cent of the votes. Habineza got 0.73 per cent, while Mpayimana got 0.67 per cent.

City of Kigali

In the City of Kigali, Kagame got 98.59 per cent of the 978,223 votes tallied on Monday, out of 1,172,229 registered voters.

Habineza got 0.96 per cent while Mpayimana got 0.44 per cent.

Diaspora

In the votes cast by Rwandans in the diaspora, Kagame got 95.4 per cent of 40,675 votes tallied on Monday. More than 70,000 Rwandans in diaspora registered to vote.

Mpayimana and Habineza got 2.45 per cent and 2.15 per cent of the diaspora votes, respectively.