◆ Parties · imitwe ya politiki · as of 5 November 2026
Eleven parties, one forum.
Rwanda has 11 registered political organisations, all members of the National Consultative Forum of
Political Organisations. In 2024 six of them ran together on the list of the RPF-Inkotanyi, five ran their own lists,
and the 53 list seats of the Chamber of Deputies went to six lists.
Chamber of Deputies · list vote · 15 July 2024
Votes and seats.
The joint list of the RPF-Inkotanyi with PDC, PPC, PSR, PSP, UDPR took 68.83% of the valid votes and
37 of the 53 seats. PL, PSD, PDI, Green Party, PS Imberakuri ran their own lists.
Share of valid votesShare of the 53 list seats5% threshold
RPF-Inkotanyi and partners
68.83%6,126,433 votes37 seats69.8% of seats
PL
8.66%770,896 votes5 seats9.4% of seats
PSD
8.62%767,143 votes5 seats9.4% of seats
PDI
4.61%410,513 votes2 seats3.8% of seats
Green Party
4.56%405,893 votes2 seats3.8% of seats
PS Imberakuri
4.51%401,524 votes2 seats3.8% of seats
Janvier Nsengiyumva (ind.)
0.21%19,051 votes0 seats0.0% of seats
National Electoral Commission, final results proclaimed 22 July 2024 (official). Valid list votes: 8,901,453.
The register · Rwanda Governance Board
Who they are, in their own names.
Names as the parties write them, Kinyarwanda first as on the ballot. Leaders from the parties' own sites, November 2026.
Seats are list seats of the Chamber (of 53); parties on the RPF list are counted inside its total.
1987Founded in exile in Kampala, December 1987 (standard histories; secondary)
Chairman
Paul Kagame since 1998
2024 Chamber
Headed the joint list with PDC, PPC, PSR, PSP and UDPR 6,126,433 votes, 68.83%
2024 presidential
Own candidate: Paul Kagame (99.18%)
List seats 2018 → 2024
40→372018: 4,926,366 votes, 73.96%Seats of the joint list. 2018: RPF 36 + PDI, PDC, UDPR, PPC one each (NEC 2018 list). 2024: the NEC list does not tag partners; UDPR's president (Pie Nizeyimana, no. 17) and PPC's 2nd vice-president (Epiphanie Mukampunga, no. 31) were elected on it.
PSD
Social Democratic Party
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi n'Imibereho Myiza y'AbaturageParti Social Démocrate
Founded
1991July 1991 (party site)
President
Vincent Biruta
2024 Chamber
Its own list 767,143 votes, 8.62%
2024 presidential
Endorsed Paul Kagame (special congress, 24 Mar 2024)
List seats 2018 → 2024
5→52018: 586,215 votes, 8.80%
PL
Liberal Party
Ishyaka Riharanira Ukwishyira Ukizana kwa buri MuntuParti Libéral
Founded
199114 July 1991 (party site)
President (vacant)
Vacant Donatille Mukabalisa, president since 2016, died on 30 July 2026; no successor announced by 5 Nov 2026. First vice-president: Théogène Munyangeyo.
1991Founded as the Parti Démocratique Islamique (1991; Wikidata says 1992); renamed after the 2003 Constitution
President
Mussa Fazil Harerimana
2024 Chamber
Its own list 410,513 votes, 4.61%
2024 presidential
Endorsed Paul Kagame (Oct 2023)
List seats 2018 → 2024
—→22018: one seat inside the RPF joint list; 2024: first time on its own list
PPC
Party for Progress and Concord
Ishyaka ry'Iterambere n'UbusabaneParti du Progrès et de la Concorde
Founded
2003Constituent assembly 22 June 2003; registered by Ministerial Order of 22 July 2003
President
Alvera Mukabaramba
2024 Chamber
On the joint list of the RPF-Inkotanyi and partners
2024 presidential
Backed Paul Kagame as a partner on the RPF list
List seats 2018 → 2024
—→—Inside the RPF joint list
PSR
Rwandese Socialist Labour Party
Ishyaka ry'Abakozi mu RwandaParti Socialiste Rwandais
Founded
19911991 (Wikidata). The party site now heads itself 'Parti Socialiste Travailliste Rwandais / Rwandese Labor Party'; the flag still reads 'Parti Socialiste Rwandais'
Chairperson
Olivier Mukama Ngoga
2024 Chamber
On the joint list of the RPF-Inkotanyi and partners
2024 presidential
Endorsed Paul Kagame (Oct 2023)
List seats 2018 → 2024
—→—Inside the RPF joint list
PSP
Party for Solidarity and Progress
Ishyaka ry'Ubwisungane Bugamije IterambereParti de la Solidarité et du Progrès
Founded
200311 Sep 2003; registered by Ministerial Order of 12 Nov 2003
Chairman
Alphonse Nkubana since 2019
2024 Chamber
On the joint list of the RPF-Inkotanyi and partners
2024 presidential
Endorsed Paul Kagame (Oct 2023)
List seats 2018 → 2024
—→—Inside the RPF joint list
UDPR
Democratic Union of the Rwandan People
Ishyaka Riharanira Ubumwe bw'Abanyarwanda na DemokarasiUnion Démocratique du Peuple Rwandais
Founded
19921992 (Wikidata); some sources say 1991
President
Pie Nizeyimana since 2015
2024 Chamber
On the joint list of the RPF-Inkotanyi and partners
2024 presidential
Endorsed Paul Kagame (Oct 2023)
List seats 2018 → 2024
—→—Inside the RPF joint list (its president was elected on it in 2018 and 2024)
DGPR
Democratic Green Party of Rwanda (DGPR-Green Party)
Ishyaka Riharanira Demokarasi no Kurengera Ibidukikije mu RwandaParti Démocratique Vert du Rwanda
Founded
2009Founded 14 Aug 2009 in Kigali; registered by RGB on 9 Aug 2013
President
Frank Habineza since 2009
2024 Chamber
Its own list 405,893 votes, 4.56%
2024 presidential
Own candidate: Frank Habineza (0.50%)
List seats 2018 → 2024
2→22018: 302,778 votes, 4.55%
PS Imberakuri
Social Party Imberakuri
Ishyaka ry'Imberakuri Riharanira Imibereho MyizaParti Social Imberakuri
Founded
2009Founded 2009 by Bernard Ntaganda; after a 2010 split the faction led by Christine Mukabunani is the registered party, Ntaganda leads an unrecognised faction
Chairperson
Christine Mukabunani since 2010
2024 Chamber
Its own list 401,524 votes, 4.51%
2024 presidential
No candidate; no endorsement found
List seats 2018 → 2024
2→22018: 304,231 votes, 4.57%
Founding years from party sites or Wikidata (secondary) as noted. Colours from each party's flag on the Forum's site
or its logo; where two flags share a hue, the second flag colour is used.
Constitution, Art. 59
The Forum and the register.
The National Consultative Forum of Political Organisations (Ihuriro ry'Igihugu Nyunguranabitekerezo ry'Imitwe ya Politiki,
NFPO) is set up by the Constitution "for the purposes of political dialogue, and building consensus and national
cohesion". Every registered party belongs; each sends four representatives to its General Assembly, at least two of
them women. It has no chair: a spokesperson elected for six months rotates between parties. Léonard Ndagijimana (PDC)
has held the post since 24 September 2026.
The Forum designates four of the 26 senators (Art. 80(1)(c)). The State's subsidy to the Forum and the parties'
grants are on the Money page.
A party exists in law once the Rwanda Governance Board (RGB) registers it under Organic Law n° 10/2013/OL governing
political organisations and politicians, as amended in 2018. Article 57 of the Constitution prohibits parties "from
basing themselves on race, ethnic group, tribe, lineage, ancestry, region, sex, religion or any other division which
may lead to discrimination"; PDC and PDI dropped the "Christian" and "Islamic" of their founding names after 2003.
Senators designated by the Forum · sitting
Gasamagera WellarsRPF (secretary-general 2023–2025) · since 2 October 2026
Murangwa Ndangiza HadijaPDI · since 26 September 2024
Habineza FrankDGPR · since 24 October 2025
Nkubana AlphonsePSP · since 24 October 2025
Senate roster, parliament.gov.rw (official) and press, Nov 2026.
Polls
No published opinion polls.
There is no series of national voting-intention polls for Rwanda, and this page shows none.
The elections law (Organic Law n° 002/2026.OL) has no rule on opinion or exit polls. But publishing the results of a
quantitative survey covering the nation or a province requires the prior approval of the National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda (NISR)
(NISR's survey-visa procedure). No published national voting-intention poll is known to this site. The statutory article
behind the procedure was not read (statutory article not read).
Outside the register · candidacies refused in 2024
Who could not stand.
Unregistered organisations
An organisation not registered with RGB cannot present lists or candidates.
DALFA-UmurinziDevelopment and Liberty for All, founded 2019 by Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza; not registered with RGB. Ingabire was re-arrested on 19 June 2025; trial ongoing as of Nov 2026.Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗
FDU-InkingiForces Démocratiques Unifiées, exile-based coalition formed 2006; never registered in Rwanda.Source 1 ↗
PS Imberakuri (Ntaganda faction)Founded 2009 by Bernard Ntaganda; after a 2010 split the faction led by Christine Mukabunani is the registered party, Ntaganda leads an unrecognised faction
2024 presidential candidacies refused
The NEC's final list had three names: Paul Kagame (RPF), Frank Habineza (DGPR), Philippe Mpayimana (independent).
Diane RwigaraNot on the final list of presidential candidates · National Electoral Commission · 14 June 2024The NEC said her file lacked required documents: a court document in place of a criminal-record certificate, and supporters' ID numbers that did not exist or were not registered to the named supporters. She said she had submitted 974 signatures from all 30 districts.VOA, June 2024: Rwandan female aspirant criticizes ouster from presidential poll ↗
Victoire Ingabire UmuhozaRequest to have her civic rights restored refused · High Court, Kigali · 13 March 2024The court held that she was not yet eligible because the conditions of her 2018 presidential pardon had not expired; her 2012–13 conviction (terrorism-related offences and genocide denial, 15 years) therefore still barred her (Constitution Art. 99(d)–(e)). In June 2025 she was arrested on new charges; her trial opened in the High Court in June 2026.KT Press, March 2024: Ingabire yet to complete conditions of presidential pardon, rules the High Court ↗
Grounds as given by the deciding body and reported by the press; how international observers and indices assess the
elections is on the Elections page.