Posted on 12/19/2015 2:20:45 PM PST by BenLurkin
Charles Munyaneza, executive secretary of the National Electoral Commission, said 98.4 percent of voters supported the proposed amendment. Turnout was high, with 98.3 percent of registered voters participating. Rwandans in the diaspora voted Thursday, while the entire country voted Friday.
Munyaneza said that "6,155,606 Rwandans voted yes and 100,863 Rwandans voted no. …The process has been peaceful mostly at the polling stations. Rwandans were very enthusiastic, and I think this is the first time that we have got that kind of voter turnout. We are impressed that youth, "he students, really participated in their big numbers.â€
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The Rwandan constitution currently limits presidents to two terms, and Kagame’s second term ends in 2017. The constitutional change would allow him to run for a third seven-year term. After that, presidential terms will be shortened to five years, and Kagame would be eligible to run for two more terms, meaning he could serve until 2034.
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I guess we know who will be following this constitutional rewrite. I know someone who has a pen and a phone.
He wouldn’t say no, that’s for sure!
An interesting thing. One hopes Obama doesn’t have the same kind of idea.
Pikers. Can’t even break 100% turnout.
Mills told Desai she was sharing the State Department email with him because former President Bill Clinton was “in contact” with Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda.
“[Bill Clinton] has been talking about giving Kagame a plenary role at CGI,” Desai said in response, referring to the Clinton Global Initiative.——Cheryl Mills rips open the Clinton email scandal
Flopping Aces ^ | 10-08-15 | DrJohn
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