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Evening Standard
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William Mata

Who is Paul Kagame and why is Rwanda's president controversial? Kagame wins in provisional results

Paul Kagame has won 99 per cent of the vote according to provisional results from Monday’s presidential election in Rwanda.

Opponents Frank Habineza, of the Democratic Green Party of Rwanda, and independent candidate Philippe Mpayimana collectively received less than one per cent of the vote – 0.53 per cent and 0.32 per cent respectively. Both candidates struggled to attract supporters during campaigns.

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