Kagame’s opponents are unlikely to mount any serious challenge in next week’s election, say analysts
, launched his presidential re-election campaign in front of thousands of people dressed in the blue, white and red colours of his party on a university campus in the northern district of Musanze.goes to the polls for presidential and parliamentary elections next Monday. A win would extend his presidency to three decades.
At least five opposition members and four government critics and journalists have died or disappeared in suspicious circumstances since the 2017 presidential election, Kagame now faces the same two opponents he did in 2017: Frank Habineza, of the Democratic Green party of Rwanda, and Philippe Mpayimana, an independent candidate who is a former journalist. In the last election, Mpayimana garnered 0.72% the vote and Habineza 0.45%. Many consider them underdogs, but their supporters want change.
“There will be no surprises and only maintenance of the status quo,” said Kiwuwa, the Nottingham academic. “We can confidently say that Kagame is on course to match or be close to the 99% score he garnered last time.”Kagame’s rallies attract tens of thousands, while his opponents struggle to raise numbers.
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