Rwandan presidential election, 2003

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Presidential elections were held in Rwanda on 25 August 2003.[1] They were the first presidential elections since the Rwandan Civil War and the first multi-party presidential elections in the country's history. Paul Kagame of the Rwandan Patriotic Front was elected with 95% of the vote.[2]

Results

Candidate Party Votes %
Paul KagameRwandan Patriotic Front3,544,77795.0
Faustin TwagiramunguIndependent134,8653.6
Jean-Népomuscène NayinziraIndependent49,6341.3
Invalid/blank votes84,920
Total3,813,926100
Registered voters/turnout3,948,74996.5
Source: Adam Carr

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