Rwanda’s Paul Kagame Re-Elected For Fourth Term After Securing 99% Votes

President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame has won 99.15 percent of the votes from Monday’s presidential election to secure a fourth term in office.

according to the country’s electoral commission, only about 79 percent of ballots have been counted.

Authorities said 9.5 million Rwandans registered to vote. The country has a population of 14 million.

Kagame’s opponents — Frank Habineza of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana — each received less than one percent in the provisional results.