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  1. 5 Provinces and the City of Kigali · Intara n'Umujyi wa Kigali
  2. 30 Districts · Uturere
  3. 416 Sectors · Imirenge
  4. 2,148 Cells · Utugari
  5. 14,837 Villages · Imidugudu

On the summit: the Chamber of Deputies, 80 seats

  • 53 national-list PR
  • 24 women (electoral colleges)
  • 2 youth
  • 1 disability

51 of 80 seats held by women (63.75%): raised, capped and underlined in green

Tiers: NISR census annex (sectors), CLGF (cells, villages); seats: NEC 2024, sitting deputies

◆ Republic of Rwanda · Repubulika y'u Rwanda

From umudugudu
to Parliament.

14,837 villages, 2,148 cells, 416 sectors, 30 districts and five provinces carry the state up to an 80-seat Chamber of Deputies in which women hold 51 seats (63.75%), the highest share of any lower house in the world.

1 day to the next round · Sector councils (imirenge), 7 November 2026

Local results → Calendar

15 July 2024 · NEC final results, 22 July 2024

One day,
two elections.

The Chamber of Deputies · 2024–2029

80
seats, four routes in.

  • 53 National lists, PR Every voter, one national constituency, 5% threshold
  • 24 Women, by province Electoral colleges in the four provinces and Kigali City
  • 2 Youth National Youth Council college
  • 1 Disability National Council of Persons with Disabilities college
  • RPF 37
  • PL 5
  • PSD 5
  • PDI 2
  • Green Party 2
  • PS Imberakuri 2
  • Women 24
  • Youth 2
  • Disability 1
How the seats are filled →
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41 for a majority of 80

List seats as proclaimed by the National Electoral Commission ↗; the 27 reserved seats coloured by route, not party (candidates for them stand as individuals). The RPF list's seats include its partners.

Women in the Chamber · since 2003

63.75%
and first in the world.

The 2003 Constitution reserved 24 of the 80 seats for women and set a 30% floor for women in decision-making bodies. Women have won more than half the Chamber in every election since 2008, and Rwanda is first in the Inter-Parliamentary Union's 2026 ranking of women in lower or single chambers.

Dashed line: half the Chamber. Shares after each election; 2024 from Parliament, earlier years from NEC figures as reported (secondary). Ranking: IPU Parline, data.ipu.org ↗ (secondary).

  1. 2003 39/80
  2. 2008 45/80
  3. 2013 51/80
  4. 2018 49/80
  5. 2024 51/80

Now · local elections, 24 October – 30 November 2026

2 of 7 rounds
held.

Residents voted directly only in their villages. Every council above — cells, sectors, districts — is elected by the councils below, and the districts' new councils choose their mayors on 24 November 2026. Next: Sector councils (imirenge), Saturday 7 November 2026.

Results as published → Who votes at each tier
  1. Held

    Village committees and councils (imidugudu)

  2. Held

    Cell councils (utugari)

  3. Upcoming

    Sector councils (imirenge)

  4. Upcoming

    District councils: women councillors (30% seats)

  5. Upcoming

    District councils: general councillors

  6. Upcoming

    Mayors, vice-mayors and council bureaus elected

  7. Upcoming

    National Councils: executive committees

Who holds office · as of 4 November 2026

The President,
and who answers to whom.

  • President of the Republic · Perezida wa Repubulika Paul Kagame Since 11 August 2024 Direct universal suffrage, one round, for five years, renewable once (Constitution Arts. 100–101). In office since 2000; this term began with the oath of 11 August 2024.
  • Prime Minister · Minisitiri w'Intebe Justin Nsengiyumva Since 23 July 2025 Appointed and removed by the President (Art. 116(1)). Sworn in 25 July 2025.
  • President of the Senate · Perezida wa Sena François-Xavier Kalinda Since 9 January 2023 Elected by the senators from among themselves; re-elected unanimously on 26 September 2024.
  • Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies · Perezida w'Umutwe w'Abadepite Gertrude Kazarwa Since 14 August 2024 Elected by the deputies (73 of 80 votes). May not come from the President's party (Art. 62(2)).
  • Chief Justice (President of the Supreme Court) · Perezida w'Urukiko rw'Ikirenga Domitilla Mukantaganzwa Since 12 December 2024 Appointed by Presidential Order after consulting Cabinet and the High Council of the Judiciary and after Senate approval, for five years renewable once (Arts. 154(1), 157(1)). Appointed 3 Dec, approved by the Senate 5 Dec, sworn in 12 Dec 2024.
  • Vice President of the Supreme Court Alphonse Hitiyaremye Since 12 December 2024 As for the Chief Justice (Art. 154(1)).
  • Chairperson, National Electoral Commission · Perezida wa Komisiyo y'Igihugu y'Amatora Oda Gasinzigwa Since February 2023 Commissioners are appointed by Cabinet and approved by the Senate.
  • Mayor of the City of Kigali · Meya w'Umujyi wa Kigali Samuel Dusengiyumva Since 15 December 2023 Elected from among the City Council's members (six elected, six appointed by Presidential Order); re-elected 22 August 2024.

Photos: Paul Kagame — Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Justin Nsengiyumva — BTN TV Rwanda, CC BY 4.0 . Others public domain. Via Wikimedia Commons.

The whole state, top to village →

Next national elections

Mid-2029,
about 31 months away.

The President and the Chamber of Deputies are elected on the same day, 30 to 60 days before the presidential term ends: between about 12 June 2029 and 12 July 2029. A Presidential Order fixes the date at least 90 days ahead. The Senate follows in the second half of 2029.

Calendar →

How competitive · in others' words

  • African Union and COMESA joint Election Observation Mission (head: Jorge Carlos de Almeida Fonseca; 48 short-term observers) Preliminary statement campaigns were conducted for three weeks from 22 June to 13 July 2024 and were generally peaceful Found the vote peaceful and orderly and counting transparent; noted that most party agents in polling stations came from the ruling coalition and that 15% of stations visited were hard to reach for voters with reduced mobility; recommended publishing election information online in all official languages and encouraging more observers and party agents. AU–COMESA EOM preliminary statement, Kigali, 17 July 2024 ↗
  • East African Community Election Observation Mission (head: former Kenyan Chief Justice David Maraga; 14 teams) Preliminary statement Described the 15 July election as peaceful and generally reflecting the will of the people, and recommended a campaign period of at least 30 days in future. The Guardian (Tanzania), 19 July 2024: EAC hails Rwandan general election as peaceful, credible ↗
  • Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2026 Not Free — 21/100 (political rights 7/40, civil liberties 14/60) continues to suppress political dissent Unchanged from the 2025 edition (21/100, Not Free). Freedom House — Rwanda: Freedom in the World 2026 ↗
  • Economist Intelligence Unit, Democracy Index 2024 Authoritarian regime — 3.34/10, rank 114 Electoral process and pluralism 1.42; functioning of government 4.29; political participation 3.33; political culture 5.00; civil liberties 2.65. EIU — Democracy Index 2024 (PDF) ↗
  • V-Dem Institute, Democracy Report 2025 Electoral autocracy — Liberal Democracy Index 0.09, rank 149 Classified as an electoral autocracy (EA); trend listed as stable. V-Dem — Democracy Report 2025 ↗
  • Human Rights Watch Rwanda: Respect rights during elections Said the authorities had cracked down on the opposition, media and civil society before the 15 July vote, and called for an end to arbitrary detention. Human Rights Watch, 14 June 2024 ↗

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