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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9743

19 September 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/rwanda
Commission welcomes way elections took place and progress accomplished although more effort still needed

Brussels, 18/09/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has welcomed the way the general elections in Rwanda took place. They were marked by a high voter turnout (98.5%). There were no opposition candidates. The election began last Monday with the direct election of 53 deputies from political parties. The ruling coalition, which brings together the Patriotic Front (FPR) of president Paul Kagame and six small parties, won 42 seats and had already obtain an absolute majority (The...

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