Rwanda’s ruling party coalition regains parliamentary majority

RPF and its coalition won 62.67% of the vote

KIGALI, Rwanda | Xinhua | The Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), the ruling party, and its allied parties is on course to retaining its parliamentary majority in lower chamber of Parliament, according to partial results announced by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Wednesday.

The RPF and its coalition won 62.67 percent of the 53 seats representing political parties and independent candidates after this week’s legislative election, with more than 96 percent of the votes counted, NEC said in a statement.

This could translate to at least 33 seats out of 53 seats in the Chamber of deputies elected through direct adult suffrage.