No one can challenge Kagame in Rwandan polls

Rwandans vote for the president in August, but the political system picks a winner before the first ballot is cast

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  • Free to run
  • Advantage, Kagame
  • Election cycles
  • Electoral rules
  • The 2017 vote
  • Opposition in exile

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